The Day It Rained Forever story
Three old men in a dusty old town wait for the day when it will rain. They have waited for a long time. Directed by: Randy Bradshaw. Story by: Ray Bradbury.
6 total · 3 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| desperation | major | The three old men were desperate for the rain to come to their desert town, possibly on Mars. |
| music | major | The story concerns a woman who plays the harp well enough to dazzle three old men, and perhaps well enough to make it rain in the desert, possibly on Mars. |
| the importance of faith | major | Mr. Terle had an unwavering confidence that rain would come to his parched desert town. |
| creative writing | minor | In the introduction, Ray Bradbury shared with the viewer the wellsprings of creativity that inspire his writing. |
| love vs. career | minor | Blanche's background story involved choosing music over romantic relationship. |
| 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. |