Guilt Trip story
In a world where emotions are personified as human beings, the exhausted Guilt is made to take a cruise for a mandatory vacation, where he meets and grows attracted to Love, causing him to begin neglecting his important duties. Directed by: Burt Reynolds. Story by: Gail Parent & Kevin Parent.
14 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| personification of a concept | choice | The story follows "Guilt" and "Love" who are characters and personifications of their respective namesake emotions. "Worry" and "Fear" were mentioned. |
| infatuation | major | The premise of the story is that "Guilt" (guilt personified) becomes besotted with "Love" (love personified) and starts to neglect his duties. |
| remorse | major | Guilt's (guilt personified) job was to make people feel ashamed for doing things they ought not to do. He instilled in a man on the cruise a feeling of remorse so intense that he threw himself overboard. |
| the need for rest and recreation | major | Exhausted from his job, Guilt was forced to go on a cruise for some much needed R&R. |
| we need our darker side in moderation | major | Love summarized a moral of the story as love and guilt being both necessary emotions. |
| alcohol abuse | minor | Guilt admitted to drinking on the job. Guilt's superior thereupon put him on leave, and arranged for him to go on a cruise to get some rest and relaxation. |
| Catholicism | minor | It came to light that Catholics had stopped going to confession while "Guilt" (guilt personified) was away on vacation. |
| gluttony | minor | An obese restaurant patron gorged himself on cakes and asked for another bowl of sugar. |
| husband and wife | minor | Guilt interrupted a married couple engaged in perfectly legitimate foreplay, thinking that they were two teenagers who needed admonishment. |
| substance intoxication | minor | Guilt was tactfully cut off by the bartender after he'd had a few too many. |