Fee Fie Foe Fum story
A prankster goes too far in tormenting his wife's grandmother. Directed by: John Reid. Story by: Ray Bradbury.
15 total · 1 choice · 7 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| greed for riches | choice | Tom coveted the box of cash that Grandma was keeping in her bedroom. He hatched an elaborate plot to kill her and take it for himself and his wife, but the plan completely backfired. |
| coping with a problematic family member | major | Grandma wanted freeloading Liddy and Tom out of her house. |
| coping with an unwelcome house guest | major | Grandma wanted freeloading Liddy and Tom out of her house. |
| fear | major | Tom terrorized Grandma in her own home by taking measures to make her think that he planned to grind her bones in the trash compactor. She got him back in kind and with interest. |
| grandmother and granddaughter | major | Liddy (and her lazy husband Tom) were living off of her grandmother's good will. |
| husband and wife | major | Tom and Liddy Barton were living off of her grandmother's good will. |
| parricide | major | Grandma thought with some justification that Tom planned to off her and steal her money. |
| theft | major | Grandma thought with some justification that Tom planned to off her and steal her money. |
| coping with being unemployed | minor | Tom was looking for a job, albeit halfheartedly. |
| creative writing | minor | In the introduction, Ray Bradbury shared with the viewer the wellsprings of creativity that inspire his writing. |