The Rose Garden story
Publisher Alexander Vinton suspects that the novel Julia Pickering has written is based on a true story of how Julia's sister, Cordelia, had killed her husband. Vinton encourages Julia to stand up to her dominating sister, eventually drawing out a confession of the murder. Directed by: Francis Cockrell. Story by: Vincent Fotre, Marian Cockrell.
8 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| personal ethical dilemma | choice | Should Julia reporting the murder she'd witnessed her sister commit? |
| controlling family member | major | Cordelia bossed around and bullied her sister Julia. |
| creative writing | major | Julia penned a manuscript concerning the true story of how her domineering sister, Cordelia, committed a murder and buried the corpse in the rose garden. |
| sister and sister | major | Julia wrote a manuscript based on the true story of how her domineering sister, Cordelia, committed a murder and buried the corpse in the rose garden. |
| spouse murder | major | Cordelia had killed her husband and buried his body in the rose garden. |
| the publishing industry | major | Alexander was a publisher visiting a potential client author. |
| Adam and Eve creation myth | minor | In the opening preamble, Alfred Hitchcock alluded to this legend when he unearthed two fig leaves and a half eaten apple from a cemetery grave. |
| fratricide | minor | Cordelia was on the verge of shooting dead her sister, Julia. |