Seconds story
Seconds is a mystery dealing with the obsession with eternal youth and a mysterious organization which gives people a second chance in life.
8 total · 3 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| purpose in life | major | Arthur Hamilton was a middle-aged man whose life has lost purpose. He has achieved success, but found it unfulfilling. |
| the quest for immortality | major | Arthur Hamilton had his own death faked, was given the body of a young man, and was granted a new identity. His new name was Tony Wilson. |
| what if I had a second chance at life | major | Arthur Hamilton had his own death faked, was given the body of a young man, and was granted a new identity. |
| appearance altering technology | minor | Arthur Hamilton was given a new and young body by means of some highly advanced form of plastic surgery. |
| father and daughter | minor | Arthur Hamilton didn't see much of his daughter after she moved out west and took up residence with her husband. |
| hedonism | minor | One lengthy scene showed a group of young, naked revelers stomping grapes. |
| husband and wife | minor | Arthur Hamilton was in an unsatisfying, loveless marriage. |
| romantic love | minor | Tony Wilson fell in love with Nora Marcus, but it turned out she was showing romantic interest in him as part of her job. |