Road Hog story
Sam Pine and his elder sons rush to get his youngest son, Davey, to a doctor after being gored by a bull. They are deliberately blocked on the road by inconsiderate salesman Ed Fratus, and Davey dies. With his remaining sons' help, Sam confronts Fratus and seemingly poisons him; Fratus rushes to the doctor, and in his panic crashes his car and dies. However, the drink was just water, not poison. Directed by: Stuart Rosenberg. Story by: Harold Daniels, Bill S. Ballinger.
8 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| the desire for vengeance | choice | Sam wanted to avenge his son's untimely demise caused by Ed's spitefulness. |
| coping with the death of a child | major | Sam saw his son die and was filled with hate and lust for vengeance. |
| coping with the death of a family member | major | Sam's eldest son saw his brother die and was filled with hate and lust for vengeance. |
| getting a taste of one's own medicine | major | The point of the story was to see the spiteful little man Ed get a taste of his own medicine after he had deliberately caused a death by delaying someone from reaching the doctor. |
| sadism | major | Ed delighted in killing a butterfly, chuckled at making a girl cry, and laughed at blocking the way for three desperate farmers. |
| human vs. beast | minor | Davy was gored by a bull. |
| poison murder | minor | Ed was lead to believe that he had been server poison as vengeance. |
| the art of salesmanship | minor | The traveling salesman Ed tried to peddle his merchandise. |