Moving Day story
Alan Webster learns that he and his parents, Mara and Val are moving. Alan is understandably upset with this major change, but is surprised to learn that they intend to move to the planet Alturus, 85 billion miles from Earth. Directed by: Robert Stevens. Story by: Frank Kerr.
17 total · 2 choice · 9 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with life issues | choice | The story follows Alan, a high school student, as he comes to terms with having to leave his happy life in Los Angeles behind due to his family's move to a new city. |
| what if I found out I was a different person than I thought I was | choice | Not only did Alan find out that he was moving across the galaxy to a planet named Alturus, but soon after he also realized that he was, in fact, not even an Earthling himself. |
| alien living secretly among us | major | A revelation of the story is that Alturan observers, posing as humans, were stationed at various locations across the Earth. |
| coping with saying goodbye forever | major | Alan and Karen said a teary eyed adieu to each other during which Karen gave Alan a ring. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | A revelation of the story is that Alan and his parents were actually space aliens from the planet Alturus. |
| father and son | major | Val and his teenage son Alan we at the center of the story. |
| friendship | major | Alan and Karen were self-described best friends. |
| husband and wife | major | Val and Mara Webster worried over how their teenage son, Alan, would cope with the revelation that they were a family of space aliens who were posing as humans, and soon needed to return to their home planet. |
| leaving one's old life behind | major | The story follows Alan, a high school student, as he comes to terms with having to leave his happy life in Los Angeles behind due to his family's move to a new city. |
| mother and son | major | Mara and her teenage son Alan we at the center of the story. |