The Verger story
The Dobsons have been serving their Parish Church for years, but when a new Vicar arrives he changes things radically. They move away and start a new life, but, in the process, a secret that the Dobsons have been keeping comes to light. Directed by: Rodney Bennett. Story by: Denis Cannan.
12 total · 8 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| career choice | major | The Dobsons quit their ecclesiastical postings and went into the restaurant business, after much deliberation. |
| coping with time passing you by | major | Mr. Dobson was upset with various young punks and new fangled ideas, such as literacy and modern food preparation standards. |
| entrepreneurship | major | The Dobsons built a very successful business in spite of various bureaucratic hurdles and other adversities. |
| hardship makes you stronger | major | The story concluded with the observation that Mr. Dobson had his very illiteracy to thank for going into the restaurant business and becoming such a smashing success. |
| husband and wife | major | The Dobsons went into business together. |
| illiteracy in society | major | Mr. Dobson was urged to enroll in an adult literacy class, because his reading and writing skills were a liability when it came to him working as a verger at the local church. |
| ironic twist of fate | major | Mr. Dobson's illiteracy ought to have made him a failure, but ironically it led him to be a smashing success in the business world. |
| risk taking vs. playing it safe | major | The Dobsons, at an advanced age, deliberated over whether to throw their entire retirement savings into a risky business venture. |
| Christianity | minor | We saw some goings on at a small town church. |
| overcoming a limitation | minor | Mr. Dobson briefly went back to school with the intent of remedying his illiteracy. |