Kentucky Rye story
An alcoholic is offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance to buy a roadside inn called the Kentucky Rye for a very low price. Directed by: John Hancock. Story by: Richard Krzemien & Chip Duncan.
6 total · 4 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| alcohol abuse | major | Bob's wife's reaction on the pay phone at the bar coupled with the reactions of his co-workers indicated that his binge drinking was not a one-off occurrence. |
| drunk driving | major | Bob drank, drove, and killed a man on the road. |
| ironic twist of fate | major | A man, who killed himself along with another man while drunk at the wheel, suffered an ironic punishment in the afterlife. |
| punishment in the afterlife | major | Bob seems to have received some sort of ironic afterlife punishment for his sins. |
| coping with having injured someone | minor | Bob seemed possibly ashamed once he actually understood what he had done. |
| remorse | minor | Bob seemed possibly ashamed once he actually understood what he had done. |