Invaders from Mars story
A boy learns that Martians are taking over the minds of people on Earth as a prelude to invasion.
14 total · 8 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| attack from outer space by a powerful conquering enemy | major | A flying saucer from Mars landed on Earth and started abducting people and mind controlling them as a preparation from invasion. |
| child's point of view | major | A pending Martian invasion was depicted from the child David's point of view. |
| flying saucer theory of UFOs | major | David MacLean saw a flying saucer land nearby his house, but none of the adults would believe him. There was also a lengthy scene where David spoke with Dr. Stuart Kelston at length on the UFO phenomenon. |
| human childhood | major | We saw David doing typical childhood things, like dissecting frogs in science class, and trying to avoid getting captured by Martians. |
| Martian extraterrestrial | major | A flying saucer from Mars landed on Earth and started abducting people and mind controlling them as a preparation from invasion. |
| mind control technology | major | Martians mind controlled Humans, using cranial implants, to help prepare Earth for invasion. |
| what if I told the truth and nobody would believe me | major | David tried to tell the adults around him that other people were acting strangely and there was a flying saucer around but nobody would believe him. |
| what if people around me started behaving strangely one by one | major | Everyone around David became mind controlled by Martians one by one. |
| astronomy | minor | David MacLean stayed up past his bedtime to look at the stars with his telescope from his bedroom. |
| father and son | minor | George MacLean and David MacLean. |