The Jungle story
An engineer building a dam in Africa is cursed by natives who object to his plans. Directed by: William F. Claxton. Story by: Charles Beaumont.
10 total · 6 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| eco-terrorism | major | The witch doctors violently opposed dam-building, but employed curses and dead goats instead of guns. |
| fear | major | Alan began hearing the noises of the jungle and became increasingly terrified to the point where he dared not to walk through a park alone. |
| hexes and curses | major | Alan learned that the curse placed on him by natives, who opposed his company's building of a hydroelectric dam on their lands, was all too real. |
| human vs. magic wielder | major | Alan went up against the curses of the witch doctors. |
| superstitiousness | major | Alan chided his wife and coworkers for living their lives by such superstitions, as lucky charms, astrology, black magic, etc. |
| witchcraft | major | We learned that witch doctors had used black magic against Alan, and presumably anyone else involved with the construction of a hydroelectric dam on their people's lands. |
| astrology | minor | Alan exposed Mr. Hardy as believer in astrology. |
| facing a ferocious beast | minor | Alan came home to face a majestic lion standing in his bed atop his wife's corpse. |
| husband and wife | minor | Alan chided his wife Doris for being overly superstitious. |
| lucky charms | minor | Mr. Sinclair carried a rabbit's foot around with him for good luck. |