Many, Many Monkeys story
An epidemic breaks out and many people are struck blind. Something more happens, however: People have become cold and heartless toward each other. Directed by: Richard Bugajski. Story by: William Froug.
11 total · 2 choice · 3 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| contagious disease in society | choice | We saw a hospital handling the aftermath of a strange disease that was spreading around that made people go blind. |
| human vs. contagious disease | choice | A strange disease was spreading around that made people go blind. |
| blindness | major | Mrs. Reed among others were struck blind by a contagious disease. They were show coping with their new visionless reality in the hospital. |
| medical occupation | major | The story mostly took place in a working, realistic, hospital. |
| out of control scientific experiment | major | A report surfaced that an explosion at a bio-weapons facility may have been responsible for the blindness. |
| biological weapons | minor | A report surfaced that an explosion at a bio-weapons facility may have been responsible for the blindness. |
| compassion | minor | Mrs. Reed, and later Claire, identified the cause of the epidemic was the conspicuous lack of care that people show one another in modern society. |
| divine retribution | minor | Mrs. Reed and ultimately Claire babbled about punishments for wickedness and the story then ended on that note. |
| healthcare in society | minor | Claire expressed disgust at people without insurance being denied care at the hospital where she worked as a nurse. |
| husband and wife | minor | Mr. Reed was upset that his wife abandoned him in his time of need. |