The Road Less Traveled story
A draft-dodger is haunted by the specter of a familiar-looking man in a wheelchair. Directed by: Wes Craven. Story by: George R. R. Martin.
15 total · 1 choice · 6 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| the Vietnam War | choice | Jeff had flashbacks to this war. The story deliberated whether it was morally justifiable to shirk, alternatively participate in, the war. |
| beating one's self up | major | Jeff felt guilty over having fled to Canada when he was drafted to serve in this war. |
| husband and wife | major | Denise offered moral support to her draft-dodging husband Jeff. |
| remorse | major | Jeff felt guilty over having fled to Canada when he was drafted to serve in this war. |
| shame | major | Jeff felt guilty over having fled to Canada when he was drafted to serve in this war. |
| what if I met my double | major | Jeff, a draft-dodger, met a wheelchair bound version of himself who had served in the Vietnam War. |
| what if my life were different | major | Danny saw how life would have been if he had gone to fight in the Vietnam War instead of dodging the draft. |
| childhood terrors | minor | Megan was comforted by her father after she appeared to have a nightmare. |
| destiny | minor | Danny speculated that it had been his fate to go and die in Vietnam, but that he cheated on it. |
| father and daughter | minor | Jeff comforted his young daughter Megan when she appeared to have a nightmare. |