The Tunnel story
A group of wealthy industrialists commission the engineer Richard McAllan to spearhead the building of a transatlantic tunnel between New York and London.
12 total · 7 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| a common interest unites | major | Politicians gave speeches about how the transatlantic tunnel would unite American and England. |
| disintegrating romantic relationship | major | Richard McAllan and Ruth's marriage fell apart when he became preoccupied with building a transatlantic tunnel. |
| father and son | major | Richard McAllan neglects his fatherly duties to Geoffrey because he is preoccupied with the building of a transatlantic tunnel. |
| husband and wife | major | Richard McAllan neglects his relationship with his wife Ruth because he is preoccupied with the building of a transatlantic tunnel. |
| romantic love | major | Richard McAllan and Ruth |
| transnational institution for peace | major | It was thought that the building of a transatlantic tunnel would bring about world peace through the unification of the English speaking peoples of the world.; Richard McAllan believed the construction of the transatlantic would bring about world peace. |
| undersea tunnel | major | A group of wealthy industrialists build of a transatlantic tunnel between New York and London. |
| blindness | minor | Ruth went blind and was coping with it. |
| coping with the death of a child | minor | Ruth and Richard McAllan morned the death of her son Geoffrey who died in a tunnel accident. |
| human vs. natural disaster | minor | The engineers braved an undersea volcano in the building of a transatlantic tunnel. [volcanic eruption, underwater] |