Mother, May I Go Out to Swim? story
John has an unnaturally close relationship with his mother, Claire, which worries John's new lover Lottie. Lottie suggests taking Claire to their favorite spot by a waterfall; John understands this as Lottie's suggestion that they kill Claire, but John pushes Lottie off the cliff instead. Directed by: Herschel Daugherty. Story by: Q. Patrick, James Cavanagh.
16 total · 1 choice · 9 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| mother and son | choice | John had an unusually close relationship with his mother and in the end he had to choose between her and his fiancée, Lottie. |
| child unhealthily attached to a parent | major | John had a borderline pathologically close relationship with his mother, Claire. |
| choosing between love and family | major | The mother's boy John was felt forced to choose between his mother, Claire, and his new fiancée, Lottie. In the end, he was given a chance to eliminate one or both of them from his life, and elected to get rid of Lottie. |
| coping with a jealous lover | major | John was mighty upset that his lover Lottie didn't like his mother. |
| engaged couple | major | John quickly proposed to his new lover Lottie and they resolved to tie the knot. |
| female-female rivalry | major | John's lover Lottie competed with John's mother Claire over John's affections. |
| jealousy | major | Claire became jealous when her dutiful son John found a lover. |
| matricide | major | John thought Lottie meant for him to push his mother off a cliff. |
| murder | major | John pushed his lover Lottie off a cliff. |
| overprotective parent | major | Claire tried to protect her son John from his new lover Lottie, who Claire maintained was a manhunting foreigner who wanted marriage in order to obtain citizenship. Later she lead John home after the inquest. |