The Academy story
A widower (Pat Boone) investigates the unusual strictness of a military school his son wants to attend. Note: Based on a short story of the same title by David Ely Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc. Story by: Halsted Welles.
5 total · 4 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| discipline of a child | major | Discussed was the rigor and discipline in the military school. |
| father and son | major | Mr. Holston scoped out a military school that his son wished to attend. |
| military related work | major | Mr. Holston visited an unusually strict military school. |
| sending a child to military school | major | Mr. Holston considered sending his son to an unusually strict military school. The students were kept at the military school indefinitely. |
| single fatherhood | minor | Holston was a single father and clearly a bad one. |