The Diary story
A diary's entries predict the future. Directed by: Jack Laird. Story by: Gene Kearney.
12 total · 4 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| descent into madness | major | Holly became evermore erratic as weird things happened like predicted by her diary. |
| questioning one's sanity | major | Holly spoke to psychiatrist about whether she was going bonkers. |
| romantic love | major | Holly was deeply in love with her boyfriend. |
| what if I caught a glimpse of the future | major | Holly Schaeffer was given a diary that predicted future events a day in advance. |
| coping with being washed up | minor | Carrie Crane was an aging Hollywood actress who was well past her prime. She committed suicide on New Year's Eve. |
| female-female rivalry | minor | Holly and Carrie. |
| one cannot cheat fate | minor | Holly was convinced it was her fate to kill herself. |
| precognition | minor | Holly's psychiatrist speculated that she had the power of precognition, and had been writing what she saw in her diary day by day. |
| remorse | minor | Holly showed a smidgen of remorse about Carrie's suicide. |
| rise to prominence from humble beginnings | minor | Holly had a rags-to-riches story. |