Ninety Years Without Slumbering story
An old man believes he will die the moment his grandfather clock stops ticking. Directed by: Roger Kay. Story by: George Clayton Johnson, Richard De Roy.
11 total · 1 choice · 6 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| obsession | choice | Mr. Forstmann was obsessed with keeping his grandfather clock ticking. |
| coping with a problematic family member | major | Marnie and her husband Doug were struggling to figure out what to do about her eccentric grandfather who they thought might be losing his mind. This was problematic in no small part because he was living in their home, and they were expecting a baby. |
| coping with aging | major | The elderly Mr. Forstmann was in the twilight of life. |
| facing death | major | Mr. Forstmann mistaken believed that his very life was tied to the ticking of a grandfather clock, and that he would die should it ever stop. |
| grandfather and granddaughter | major | Mr. Forstmann's pregnant granddaughter Marnie worried that he was too much absorbed in keeping his grandfather clock in fine working order. |
| husband and wife | major | Doug and Marnie Kirk were concerned that Marnie's grandfather was losing his mind. |
| overcoming an imaginary reliance | major | In the end Mr. Forstmann learned that his life wasn't tied to his grandfather clock's ticking. |
| expecting parents | minor | Marnie and Doug were expecting a baby. |
| institutionalizing a loved one | minor | Doug and Marnie reluctantly entertained the possibility that Marnie's grandfather might need to be committed. |
| medical occupation | minor | Mr. Forstmann was pressured into visiting a psychiatrist. |