Street of Shadows story

tz1985e3x18 · 1989-01-21

While taking a walk in a wealthy neighborhood, an unemployed man living in a shelter experiences an unusual transformation. Directed by: Richard Bugajski. Story by: Michael Reaves.

14 total · 3 choice · 4 major · 7 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
rich character vs. poor character choice The life of an unemployed man who was living with his family in a homeless shelter was contrasted with that of a wealthy business man who was living in a mansion.
social inequality choice The life of an unemployed man who was living with his family in a homeless shelter was contrasted with that of a wealthy business man who was living in a mansion.
what it is like to be homeless choice Steve and his family were living out of a homeless shelter.
desperation major Chronically unemployed Steve was so desperate to provide for his family that he attempted to burgle the mansion of a wealthy business man.
facing job insecurity major Steve's inability to find a job put him in a situation where he and his family were about to be kicked out from the homeless shelter they were staying at.
what if I found myself in an alternate reality major Through some unexplained twist of fate, Steve's conscience appeared to have entered into the body of the wealthy businessman.
what if I was super rich major Steve woke up inhabiting the life of a wealthy businessman with unimaginable wealth.
burglary minor Steve burgled a rich man's mansion and got shot for the trouble.
compassion minor A news article indicated that the business man had exhibited a sudden streak of charity - little did they know that his body had been temporarily possessed by down-and-out Steve, who merely wished to benefit his own.
compromising one's ethical principles vs. self-preservation minor To save himself from going to prison, Steve aggravated his offense by throwing a heavy bottle at the rich businessman's head.