The Alligator People story
A woman discovers that her loving husband is a half-human, half-alligator monstrosity.
15 total · 8 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| human-reptile hybrid | major | Dr. Sinclair unwittingly transformed his patients into half-human, half-alligator monstrosities, including Joyce's wife Paul. |
| husband and wife | major | We saw newlyweds Joyce and Paul Webster departing on their honeymoon. |
| mad scientist stereotype | major | Dr. Sinclair (a.k.a. The Swamp Doctor) was working in his bayou laboratory on creating half-human, half-alligator monstrosity. |
| medical risk taking | major | Dr. Sinclair resisted trying a treatment on Paul that might transform him back into a human until it had been thoroughly tested on animals, but Paul ultimately convinced him to try the cure anyway, but a mishap led to the treatment turning him into a wild alligator man. |
| mother and son | major | Paul was living returned to live in hiding with his mother at their bayou estate once it became apparent that he was transforming into a half-human, half-alligator monstrosity. |
| repressed memories | major | Jane had repressed all memories of her past life as Joyce Webster - wife of a half-human, half-alligator monstrosity. |
| risk taking vs. playing it safe | major | Dr. Sinclair resisted trying a treatment on Paul that might transform him back into a human until it had been thoroughly tested on animals, but Paul ultimately convinced him to try the cure anyway, but a mishap led to the treatment turning him into a wild alligator man. |
| romantic love | major | Joyce's love for her husband Paul never faltered even after it became apparent that he was a half-human, half-alligator monstrosity. |
| missing hand | minor | Manon was harbored a deep resentment against gators because one of them bit off his left hand at some point in his life. |
| remorse | minor | Paul's mother Mrs. Hawthorne held herself responsible for letting Dr. Sinclair inject him with the alligator hormones that would ultimately turn him into a half-human, half-alligator monstrosity. |