The Masks story
At Mardi Gras, a wealthy dying man orders his daughter and her family to wear masks that show their true selves as part of a requirement to obtain his inheritance. Directed by: Ida Lupino. Story by: Rod Serling.
20 total · 10 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| cowardice | major | Emily got the mask of cowardice and got a face to match. |
| facing death | major | Jason Foster was given but hours to live. |
| father and daughter | major | Emily was waiting for her wealthy father to kick the bucket so that she could collect her inheritance. |
| father-in-law and son-in-law | major | Jason chewed out his businessman son-in-law Wilfred for being a Philistine. |
| female vanity | major | Paula was preoccupied only with her own image and got a face to match. |
| grandfather and granddaughter | major | Jason and Paula. |
| grandfather and grandson | major | Jason and Wilfred Jr. |
| greed for riches | major | Wilfred got the mask of greed and avarice, and got a face to match. All four of Jason's putative heirs were greedy. |
| greedy heir | major | Dying Jason Foster was waited on by four family members who couldn't see him go soon enough. |
| vanity | major | Paula was preoccupied only with her own image and got a face to match. |