Love motive
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The Love Motive is possibly the most common of motives in novels, songs and movies. Even when a such novel, song or movie is not directly about love, there is a good chance that love is a sidenote motive.
One popular example of a book without a love motive is Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
[edit] Popularity of Love Motive
There are multiple plausible reasons why the love motive is almost ominously present. One reason may be that it is a theme that occupies everybody, regardless of age, race or cultural background.
Another reason would be that 'love' in these media: novels, songs and movies is similar to 'fun' in games (see external link #1); it is perceived to be more commercially viable when it incorporates that mentality.
[edit] External links
- Online Magazine article Fun in games by Warren Spector
- Free eBook of Robinson Crusoe RSS version.
- Love motive in Wagner's Ring