E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial story
The film tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, dubbed "E.T.", who is stranded on Earth. Elliott and his siblings help E.T. return to his home planet, while attempting to keep him hidden from the government.
17 total · 1 choice · 7 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| extraterrestrial being | choice | The highlight of the story was the alien E.T. who had become abandoned on Earth. |
| alien point of view | major | We saw how human Earth-objects seemed peculiar to a short stubby-armed alien with various magical powers. |
| brother and brother | major | Mike and Elliot. |
| child power | major | A bunch of kids, Elliot and his siblings in the van, came together to do what the adults would not: send E.T. home. |
| coping with a loved one being gravely ill | major | Elliot came to love E.T. and was devastated when the creature seemed to be dying. |
| mother and son | major | Mary and Elliot and Michael. |
| single motherhood | major | Mary raised three kids by herself and the father was, it was said, in Mexico with some other woman. |
| what if I could never go home | major | E.T. was marooned on Earth. |
| animal cruelty | minor | Elliot set free a number of frogs that had been slated for dissection in his science class. |
| brother and sister | minor | Elliot and Mike were Gertie's bothers. |