The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank story
When a "dead" man sits up in the coffin at his funeral during the mid-1920s, the townsfolk become suspicious whether it's really him, especially when he doesn't behave the way he used to. Directed by: Montgomery Pittman. Story by: Montgomery Pittman.
16 total · 8 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | Jeff and Comfort. |
| engaged couple | major | Jeff and Comfort decided to marry at the conclusion of the story. |
| romantic love | major | Comfort professed her unconditional love for Jeff. |
| superstition in society | major | The story parodied a community of many dimwitted and superstitious country bumpkins. |
| superstitiousness | major | The story parodied a community of many dimwitted and superstitious country bumpkins. |
| what if an aspect of my personality was slightly different | major | Upon rising from the dead Jeff became more confident and assertive than he had ever been before. |
| what if someone around me changed | major | Jeff Myrtlebank could not hide from his nearest and dearest that he was a radically different person after his inexplicable resurrection. |
| what if someone I knew returned from the dead | major | The superstitious townsfolk thought it was mighty queer when Jeff Myrtlebank arose from being three days dead - they naturally assumed that he was undead. |
| brother and sister | minor | Young Liz Myrtlebank was the first to approach her brother Jeff after he emerged from his coffin. |
| father and son | minor | Pa Myrtlebank took his son's mysterious resurrection in stride. |