The Hunt story
A mountain man goes hunting for raccoons with his dog. When he returns, he comes to realize that something is much changed. Directed by: Harold Schuster. Story by: Earl Hamner, Jr.
11 total · 3 choice · 4 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| love of a pet | choice | Hyder and his dog Rip were so tight that neither death nor devil could tear them apart. |
| master and pet | choice | Hyder and his dog Rip were so tight that neither death nor devil could tear them apart. |
| the afterlife | choice | Hyder and Rip died and walked as ghosts for a while until they reached first the gate to Hell, and then the gate to Heaven. |
| coming to terms with one's own death | major | Old Man Simpson learned, by the by, that he gone died. |
| hunting | major | We saw Hyder partaking in an evening raccoon hunt with the help of his trusty hound Rip. |
| husband and wife | major | Hyder and Rachel Simpson. |
| what if I were a ghost | major | Hyder existed for a brief spell as an invisible spirit in the normal world. |
| angel | minor | An angel in the guise of a young man appeared to Hyder, and offer to take him and his dog Rip to Heaven. |
| coping with the death of a spouse | minor | Rachel mourned Hyder who had drown while out hunting. |
| demon | minor | The gatekeeper of Hell tried to tempt Hyder into entering his dominion. |