The Theatre story
A young woman sees scenes from her past and future on the screen whenever she goes to the cinema.
9 total · 1 choice · 2 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| what if I caught a glimpse of the future | choice | Melissa watched the scene of her own death unfold before her eyes on a movie theater screen during a film screening. |
| engaged couple | major | Melissa was reluctant to tie the officially tie the knot with her fiancée James. |
| medical occupation | major | Melissa's fiancée James worked as a physician in a hospital. In "Where the Dead Are": Dr. Ramsey was a practicing surgeon. |
| carpe diem | minor | The moral of the story, according to the closing narration, is that we should live each day to the fullest because we never know which day might be our last. |
| coping with the death of a lover | minor | James was disheveled after Melissa died. |
| fear of commitment | minor | James accused his fiancée Melissa of being afraid to commit to their relationship. |
| questioning one's sanity | minor | though she was adamant later, Melissa was clearly distressed at seeing things that no one else saw. |
| what if I saw a glimpse of the past | minor | Melissa watched scenes of her own past unfold before her eyes on a movie theater screen during a film screening. |
| what if I told the truth and nobody would believe me | minor | Melissa's fiancée James didn't take her seriously when she told him she'd witnessed a vision of her own death until it was too late. |