Mesa of Lost Women story
A mad scientist tries to create a race of superwomen by injecting ordinary women with spider venom.
9 total · 3 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| mad scientist stereotype | major | Dr. Aranya was injecting women with spider venom to transform them into superwomen with characteristics like an extended lifespan and limb regeneration. |
| romantic love | major | Grant Phillips and Doreen Culbertson. |
| species transmutation | major | Dr. Aranya was injecting women with spider venom to transform them into superwomen with characteristics like an extended lifespan and limb regeneration. |
| choosing between lovers | minor | Doreen Culbertson had to choose between marrying the businessman Jan van Croft for security in life and following her heart and being with the pilot Grant Phillips. |
| cowardice | minor | Jan van Croft was accused of being a coward on the mesa for his behavior. |
| engaged couple | minor | Doreen Culbertson and Jan van Croft. |
| human vs. desert environment | minor | Grant and Doreen trekked across a desert to escape Dr. Aranya and his spider-woman creation. |
| scientist occupation | minor | Dr. Aranya was injecting women with spider venom in a laboratory setting. |
| the lust for power | minor | Dr. Aranya wished to create a race of superwomen that he would use to control the world. |