Stranger in Possum Meadows story
A young boy playing in a field meets a man who is really an alien collecting specimens to bring back to his planet. Directed by: Sturla Gunnarsson. Story by: Paul Chitlik & Jeremy Bertrand Finch.
11 total · 2 choice · 6 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| be wary of strangers | choice | Mrs. Wilkins warned her young son Danny multiple times about the dangers of fraternizing with strangers, but Danny disregarded her advice, and was very nearly abducted by an alien as a result. |
| learning about a foreign culture | choice | The visiting alien found that he had something in common with humans: familial (parental) love. |
| alien living secretly among us | major | The story followed an alien named Scout who was masquerading as a human. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | The story followed a strange alien who was collecting Earth animal specimens to take back to his home world. |
| familial love | major | We saw both Mrs. Wilkins love for her son Danny and the alien's love for his own family. |
| human childhood | major | We saw the young boy Danny playing in the woods and doing typical childhood things. |
| mother and son | major | Danny and his mother encountered a strange man who turned out to be an alien. |
| single motherhood | major | We saw the trials of what it was like for Mrs. Wilkins to raise Danny without a father. Also she confided in the alien about how it wasn't easy raising Danny on her own. |
| alien abduction | minor | The alien froze Danny with the intention of bringing the boy to his home world. |
| compassion | minor | The alien took pity on Mrs. Wilkins and returned to her her young son Danny, whom the alien had intended to abduct. |