To Catch a Butterfly story
A couple believe that a boy in their neighborhood intends to kill them. Directed by: David Lowell Rich. Story by: Richard Fielder.
17 total · 2 choice · 8 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| dealing with children | choice | A point of the story was that Eddie was disturbed because he had been brought up by a rather ruthless and unemphatic father. On the other hand, Bill was self-admittedly pusillanimous as his father had abandoned him at a very young age. |
| the making of a monster to society | choice | A point of the story was that Eddie was well on the way to becoming a sadistic murderer owing to the fact that his unemphatic father had subjected him to cruel treatments such as sticking Eddie's hand into boiling water. |
| child abuse | major | The viewer is confronted with the idea that Eddie's deranged behavior was at least in part a result of physical abuse he sustained at the hands of his father. |
| child's need to be loved | major | A point of the story was that Eddie was disturbed because he had been brought up by a rather ruthless and unemphatic father. On the other hand, Bill was self-admittedly pusillanimous as his father had abandoned him at a very young age. |
| coping with an obnoxious neighbor | major | Bill and Janet had an endless string of problems with their new neighbor, Jack Stander, from day one. Jack was clearly incompetent at reading people. He invited them over and wouldn't take no for an answer even though they were tired and busy. He took his lying son's word over that of Bill when there was a conflict. |
| denial | major | Jack refused to see the obvious: his son Eddie was a deeply psychologically troubled boy. |
| discipline of a child | major | A point of the story was that Eddie was disturbed because he had been brought up by a rather ruthless and unemphatic father. Bill, on the other hand, was self-admittedly pusillanimous as his father had abandoned him at a very young age. Eddie's unemphatic father had subjected him to cruel treatments such as sticking his hand into boiling water as a punishment. |
| father and son | major | Jack turned a blind eye to his young son Eddie's troubling behavior. Bill briefly spoke about his far-in-the-past relationship with his own absconded father. |
| husband and wife | major | Bill and Janet Nelson's lives were turned upside down after they moved into a new house next door to a psychologically troubled boy. |
| what if a killer was after me | major | Bill and Janet understood that Eddie's homicidal threats were not to be taken lightly, after he killed their dog. |