Dorothy and Ben story
Ben Dumfy, freshly-awoken from a 40-year coma, is able to mentally communicate with Dorothy, a young girl who is similarly comatose. Directed by: Thomas Carter. Story by: Steven Spielberg, Michael De Guzman.
11 total · 2 choice · 4 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with a loved one being gravely ill | choice | Merle and Samantha stayed by their young daughter's side as she lay comatose in her hospital bed. |
| sacrifice for a child | choice | In the end, Ben implored whatever it was that was threatening to carry Dorthy, a comatose young girl, off to the world beyond to take him instead. Although the exact details are never made clear, one gathers that Ben got his wish: He dropped dead and Dorthy emerged from her coma. |
| coma | major | Ben Dumfy woke up from a 40-year coma. Dorthy was comatose and in danger of passing away. |
| husband and wife | major | Merle and Samantha were worried sick about their young daughter, Dorthy, who was comatose and in danger of passing away. |
| telepathic ability | major | Ben and Dorothy were able to communicate at a distance using their minds alone. They did this despite, or perhaps because of, Dorothy being in a coma and Ben having recently been in a coma. Ben's newfound ability was presumably bound up with himself having freshly-awoken from a coma himself. |
| what if I were in a coma-like state | major | Dorothy was in a coma, but was also aware of what was going on around her to an extent. |
| anger | minor | Dorothy had ridden her bicycle in the street because she was mad about something. |
| human characters in contrast | minor | Dr. Templeton was upset about all the mystical nonsense he thought Ben was perpetrating. [scientifically minded person vs. mystically inclined person] |
| medical occupation | minor | A team of medical doctors were astonished when Ben Dumfy awoke from a 40-year coma. Dr. Templeton was initially skeptical of Ben Dumfy's claim that he was able to communicate with a comatose young girl. |
| the afterlife | minor | Ben apparently talked Dorothy out of accompanying two children who wanted to escort her into some kind of an afterlife. |