Song of the Younger World story
In 1916, a girl and a young man from a reformatory for wayward boys fall in love and try to get away from her father, the superintendent. He finds out and does not approve of their love, locking away his daughter and punishing the boy. Luckily, the girl has a secret plan to escape so she can be forever with the love of her life. Directed by: Noel Black. Story by: Anthony & Nancy Lawrence.
10 total · 4 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| disapproving parent | major | Amy's father forbade her from getting involved with the common thief Tanner Smith. The father when so far as to beat Tanner with his cane upon catch him taking a literal roll in the hay with Amy. |
| father and daughter | major | Amy disobeyed her father by getting involved with Tanner. |
| forbidden love | major | Amy's father forbade her from getting involved with the common thief Tanner Smith. Amy and Tanner were deeply in love and went to great lengths to be together. |
| what if I underwent a physical metamorphosis | major | It seemed that the young couple transmogrified into a couple of wolves. |
| Christianity | minor | Amy's father made a number of references to Christianity. |
| hope | minor | Amy told Hoakie that she felt hopeful that she would soon be free from her domineering father. This was some time after Hoakie told her never to lost hope. |
| reading as a hobby | minor | Amy had a book ripped out of her hands by her father who didn't approve of her escapist diversions. |
| the desire for vengeance | minor | Tanner and Amy's father sought vengeance against each other alternatingly. |
| the soul | minor | Amy claimed to have found a book that explained how to transport her and Tanner souls to a world where they could be free from her domineering father. |
| theft | minor | Tanner gave a broach that he had picked from the pocket of a drunk to Amy as a present. |