Eyes story
A blind woman (Joan Crawford) undergoes an operation that gives her 12 hours to see. Directed by: Steven Spielberg. Story by: Rod Serling.
12 total · 10 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| blindness | major | Claudia Menlo was a heartless wealthy blind woman who desperately wants to be able to see. |
| choosing between equally unappealing possibilities | major | Sidney sacrificed his eyes in order to repay his debts and save his skin |
| compromising one's ethical principles vs. self-preservation | major | Dr. Frank Heatherton was blackmailed into removing the eyesight of one person in order to let Claudia Menlo see. |
| cure for blindness | major | Dr. Frank Heatherton restored Claudia Menlo's vision by transplanting in her the optic nerves of another person. |
| desperation | major | Sidney must have been pretty desperate to sell his eyes. |
| eye transplant | major | Dr. Frank Heatherton restored Claudia Menlo's vision by transplanting in her the optic nerves of another person. |
| ironic twist of fate | major | We saw a woman who was blind from birth get her vision back during a blackout so that she couldn't see anything. |
| medical ethical issue | major | Dr. Frank Heatherton was blackmailed into removing the eyesight of one person in order to let Claudia Menlo see. |
| selfishness | major | Claudia Menlo stated explicitly that her only preoccupation was herself. |
| selling a part of one's self | major | Sidney sold his eyes in order to repay his debts and save his skin. |