You Drive story
A hit-and-run driver is haunted by his car after he runs into a paperboy. Directed by: John Brahm. Story by: Earl Hamner, Jr.
9 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| what if I killed someone by accident | choice | This was a typical story about someone who caused a sever accident and ran from the law in panic - as it happens the victim did die in the end but thinking this theme would apply even if he had recovered from his critical condition. |
| dangerous driving | major | Oliver ran into a paper boy while he was nervous and distracted at the wheel. |
| haunted vehicle | major | After causing a fatal car accident, Oliver's car began to act with a will of its own and haunted Ollie until he was scared enough to confess. |
| human vs. inexplicable adversity | major | The Popes were perplexed and at a loss to explain why their car started acting with a will of its own. |
| husband and wife | major | Oliver and Lilian Pope. |
| inanimate object come to life | major | Oliver's Ford Fairlane Club Sedan started behaving with a sense of agency after Oliver slammed into a young boy without stopping while at it's wheel. |
| coping with stress at work | minor | The idea that Pete was "bucking" for Oliver's position of office manager was causing Oliver to fret. |
| law enforcement | minor | Pete was pulled over by a motorcycle cop and arrested for a hit-and-run that he didn't commit. |
| workplace rivalry | minor | Oliver thought Pete was maneuvering to usurp his position. |