Hatred unto Death story
Anthropologists (Steve Forrest, Dina Merrill) respond to a captive gorilla's primeval hatred. Directed by: Gerald Perry Finnerman. Story by: Halsted Welles.
12 total · 1 choice · 6 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| the nature of animal instincts in humans | choice | Grant Wilson felt a primal hatred from the gorilla that hated him, all for no particular reason other than ancient nature. |
| facing a ferocious beast | major | Grant faced a misanthropic gorilla. |
| facing one's darker side | major | Grant self-reflected on his hatred even if he did little to control it. |
| hatred | major | Grant and the gorilla harbored an instinctive hatred for one another. |
| husband and wife | major | Grant and Ruth Wilson. |
| male competitiveness | major | Grant expressed an irrational hatred for the gorilla. |
| misanthropy | major | The gorilla harbored an instinctive hatred of humankind. Ruth alleged that mankind were ruining the Earth and that the gorillas, the elephants, and the porpoises would manage very well without us, and more over that the Earth wold be a fabulous place without man. |
| animal testing | minor | Compassionate Ruth objected to putting the Gorilla in a zoo or experimenting on its brain. |
| endangered species | minor | Dr. Ramirez mentioned that he was preparing an exhibit on endangered species. |
| greed for riches | minor | Remarks were made about unduly profiting first from a book deal and later from selling a gorilla. |