Mighty Joe Young story

movie: Mighty Joe Young (1949) · 1949-07-27

A young woman, Jill Young, living on her father's ranch in Africa, who has raised the title character, a large gorilla, from an infant and years later brings him to Hollywood seeking her fortune so that she can save the family homestead.

12 total · 6 major · 6 minor

Theme	Level	Motivation
animal rights	major	Hollywood producer exploited the gorilla Joe Young by putting it on stage night after night and keeping it in a cage.
exploitation of sentient beings	major	Hollywood producer exploited the gorilla Joe Young by putting it on stage night after night and keeping it in a cage.
friendship	major	Jill Young and her pet, giant gorilla Joe Young.
giant monster	major	The giant gorilla Joe Young.
human vs. monster	major	People vs. the gorilla Joe Young.
master and pet	major	Jill Young and her gorilla Joe Young.
coping with being famous	minor	Jill Young learned that fame was not all that is was cracked up to be.
father and daughter	minor	Jill Young's father disapproved of Jill having bought a baby gorilla from some locals.
romantic love	minor	Jill Young and Gregg.
seeing the error of one's ways	minor	Max O'Hara came to realize that he was wrong to have taken Joe out of Africa and helped Jill to take him back before the police carried out orders to have it shot dead.