The Crowd story
A car crash survivor investigates a mysterious and sinister crowd that congregates at the sites of severe automobile accidents. Directed by: Ralph L. Thomas. Story by: Ray Bradbury.
9 total · 5 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| friendship | major | Spallner had a supportive friend in Morgan. |
| human vs. inexplicable adversity | major | Spallner was determined to get to the bottom of why he and other automobile accident victims were approached by an ominous crowd of gawkers. |
| obsession | major | After being gawked at by a creepy crowd, Spallner developed a single-minded determination to uncover the truth was with them. |
| pleasure in the misfortune of another | major | The members of the enigmatic crowd were strangely drawn to the sites of severe automobile, apparently accidents to gawk at the misfortune of victims therein for reasons that went unexplained. |
| undead being | major | Although the precise nature of the enigmatic crowd was not made clear in the story, the viewer must ponder whether they are some sort of undead beings, and that Morgan was about to join them after his death. |
| creative writing | minor | In the introduction, Ray Bradbury shared with the viewer the wellsprings of creativity that inspire his writing. |
| dangerous driving | minor | Not paying attention to the road, Spallner wrecked his sports car when a mutt ran in front of it. |
| medical occupation | minor | Spallner received care from a physician during his hospitalization. |
| the nature of creativity | minor | In his introduction, Ray Bradbury gave his viewers an intimate window into his writing room, and some of the self-professed sources of creativity that lay about within it. |