Never Again story
Karen, a recovering alcoholic, wakes up hungover and with no memory of the night before. She slowly recalls attending a party with her lover, Jeff. Karen started drinking when she was told that her friend Renee was trying to seduce Jeff. Her last memory is of breaking a glass in her hand, and Jeff trying to help her. Karen then learns that she is in jail for killing a man with a broken glass. Directed by: Robert Stevens. Story by: Adela Rogers St. Johns, Gwen Bagni, Irwin Gielgud and Stirling Silliphant.
8 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| alcohol abuse | choice | Karen was a recovering alcoholic and the story regarded her problems and the fact that she ended up killing her lover. |
| coping with a bad hangover | major | Karen woke up with the mother of all hangovers. |
| engaged couple | major | Karen and Jeff were planning to get married. |
| romantic infidelity | major | Karen worried about Jeff cheating on her, then ran off with some young man of her own. |
| romantic jealousy | major | Karen became exceedingly jealous of a woman who was flirting with Jeff. |
| romantic love | major | Jeff's love for Karen was steadfast. |
| friendship | minor | Karen's "awfully good friend" Margaret had helped Karen stay sober for four weeks, two days, and six hours. |
| self-confidence | minor | Karen explained to Jeff that she was insecure and this made her prone to jealousy. |