Vanessa in the Garden story
In the 19th century, talented artist Byron Sullivan loses his beloved wife Vanessa in a carriage accident. Driven to despair, Byron soon finds a way for Vanessa to live on through his artwork, making plans to paint an entire life for the pair of them. Directed by: Clint Eastwood. Story by: Steven Spielberg.
11 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with the death of a lover | choice | Byron went into a depression after Vanessa died in horse and carriage accident. |
| romantic love | choice | Byron and Vanessa Sullivan were in the throws of marital bliss. His love for Vanessa transcended her tragic death in a horse and carriage accident. |
| hallucination of a non-existing person | major | In one interpretation of the story, the images of Vanessa conjured up by Byron were nothing but a figment of his imagination. |
| incorporeal spirit | major | In one interpretation of the story, Byron was recurringly visited by the spirit of his dearly departed lover, Vanessa. |
| newlywed couple | major | Byron and Vanessa Sullivan were in the throws of marital bliss. Their marriage came to a tragic end, however, when Vanessa was thrown to her death from the horse and carriage they were riding. |
| painting | major | Byron Sullivan was a talented painter. He became preoccupied with painting scenes of his wife after she perished tragically in a horse and carriage accident. He exhibited his numerous paintings of Vanessa at an art gallery. |
| what if my thoughts became reality | major | In one interpretation of the story, Byron realized that he could manifest his dearly departed wife, Vanessa, into reality by the simply by painting scenes depicting her. |
| depression | minor | Dr. Northrup diagnosed Byron with melancholy. |
| funeral rite | minor | Vanessa was laid to rest. |
| medical occupation | minor | Dr. Northrup diagnosed Byron with melancholy. |