The Junction story
A modern-day miner has an argument with his wife and then goes off to work in the local mine. A collapse traps him, but he finds another survivor—a miner who claims to be from 1912. The two men figure out that somehow they have become connected through time. Directed by: Bill Duke. Story by: Virginia Aldridge.
11 total · 6 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with a loved one being in peril | major | Melissa watched on as workers tried to rescue John after a mine cave-in. |
| husband and wife | major | Melissa's husband John got trapped in a mine. Ray was reunited with his wife after being trapped in a mine. |
| male bonding | major | After some initial signs of mistrust, John and Ray confided in one another about the ups and downs they had each experiences in their marriages while the pair awaited rescue. |
| reconciliation | major | The story concluded with John and Melissa tearfully making up after John was rescued from a mine cave-in. |
| time travel | major | A miner from the 1980s met a miner from 1912 met each other underground. |
| trapped underground | major | A cave-in left John trapped in a mine, where he encountered another trapped miner from 1912. |
| lovers' quarrel | minor | We saw John sleeping on the sofa in the aftermath of Melissa having caught him cheating on her. |
| past point of view | minor | The 1912-era miner Ray was puzzled by John's modern goods (e.g. a wristwatch, a flashlight and a lighter). |
| racism in society | minor | The 1912-era miner Ray was surprised to find out that John, a black man, was working in the mine. |
| romantic infidelity | minor | John's wife chewed him out for cheating on her. |