The Reconciliation story
James has walked out on his wife, who still loves him. His lawyer advises him that it may be difficult to get a divorce unless he can catch her being unfaithful. With not much hope, he hires a private detective. Directed by: TBA. Story by: Nicholas Monsarrat.
12 total · 1 choice · 9 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| mimetic desire | choice | James' interest in his estranged wife was rekindled only when he came to believe someone else had taken her as a lover. |
| compromising one's ethical principles for personal advantage | major | James deliberated the rights and wrongs of setting snoops on his uncooperative wife in order to gain his own freedom. |
| divorce | major | James sought a divorce that his wife Caroline refused. |
| divorce procedures | major | Legal aspects of divorce in England were showcased. |
| extramarital affair | major | James had clearly had an extramarital tryst in northern Italy, and suspected his wife of having had an affair as well. |
| feeling tied down in a relationship | major | James mentioned on three occasions about how he wanted his freedom from marriage. He even went so far as to say that he was prepared to kill his wife if that's what it would take. |
| husband and wife | major | Inconstant James and his faithful wife, Caroline, who he alternately loved and hated. |
| reconciliation | major | James finally returned to reconcile, just as his wife had wanted all along. |
| romantic jealousy | major | James became jealous when he thought his wife had a lover. |
| the battle of the sexes | major | The life of an 80s English house wife was contrasted with her playboy husband. |