If She Dies story

tz1985e1x05a · 1985-10-25

The ghost of a little girl convinces a man, whose daughter is in a coma, to buy a bed from an orphanage. Directed by: John Hancock. Story by: David Bennett Carren.

6 total · 1 choice · 3 major · 2 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
coping with a loved one being gravely ill choice Paul was distraught when his daughter Cathy was critically injured and about to die.
father and daughter major We saw a rather ridiculous domestic arrangement between Paul and his young daughter Cathy.
ghost major Sarah had died of tuberculosis but now appeared to Paul as a ghost and convinced him to buy a bed from an orphanage.
single fatherhood major Paul raised Cathy on his own from the time his wife died.
Christianity minor We saw a nuns' orphanarium and heard various religious beliefs of an older nun.
coping with the death of a spouse minor It was revealed that Paul's wife had died but a year ago.