The Drowned Giant story
The gigantic, naked corpse of an unknown man washes up on the shore. Academics come to observe the giant, mounting him and encouraging spectators to do the same. One of the academics, Steven, becomes entranced by the giant and decides to watch from afar. Through philosophical perspectives, he narrates the decomposition and the desecration of the corpse as time goes on, along with the waning interest of the townspeople, who eventually forget the giant's existence. Months later, the remains of the giant appear in various parts of the town. Cast: Steven Pacey, Laura Pacey Directed by: Tim Miller. Story by: J. G. Ballard.
7 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| metaphysics | choice | Steven pondered various existential questions, including some centered around mortality and decay, as he monitored the dead giant's loosing battle against entropy. |
| attitude towards the dead | major | Steven was profoundly moved when he hazed upon the giant's corpse. By contrast, treated it as an attraction by spraying it with graffiti and taking selfies on it. |
| coping with mortality | major | Steven pondered various existential questions, including some centered around mortality and decay, as he monitored the dead giant's loosing battle against entropy. |
| giant person | major | The story centers around the corpse of a giant man washing up on a local beach. It was initially a spectacle to the townspeople, but then they gradually lost interest. |
| irreverence | major | Steven pondered the meaning of the giant's corpse. Meanwhile the townspeople treated it as an attraction by spraying it with graffiti and taking selfies on it. |
| alien point of view | minor | Steven briefly pondered what his people might seem like to the giant, should he but wake up. |
| crime against the public | minor | People desecrated the giant's corpse in various ways, including painting it with graffiti, and taking selfies on it. |