Caesar and Me story
A struggling ventriloquist has a dummy who talks him into a life of crime. Directed by: Robert Butler. Story by: Adele T. Strassfield.
11 total · 1 choice · 7 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| descent into crime | choice | Down on his luck, Jonathan stole some money, then he stole some more money, and then he was caught. |
| anthropomorphic object come to life | major | The ventriloquist dummy Ceasar got his previous master into trouble, then started corrupting the little girl Susan. |
| compromising one's ethical principles vs. great need | major | Jonathan stole money with great remorse only because he was close to broke. |
| facing financial ruin | major | Jonathan was short on rent and had to pawn his last possessions because he couldn't get a job. |
| facing job insecurity | major | Jonathan was struggling to make ends meat as a ventriloquist and visited the unemployment center before turning to a life of crime. |
| robbery | major | Jonathan burglarized first a deli and then a nightclub. He got away with the deli robbery, but the police arrested him for having stolen money from the nightclub. |
| struggling artist character | major | We saw a struggling ventriloquist. |
| ventriloquism | major | We saw a struggling ventriloquist. |
| aunt and niece | minor | Susan's aunt chastised her for shooting toy poison darts at Jonathan. |
| coping with personal failure | minor | Jonathan was faced with the prospect that his career as a ventriloquist was over after he bombed in an audition. |