Synopsis/Details
Summer, early 1940s. A slightly drunk old man enters a bar in a factory district. He gets a drink, strolls around, then asks two young women if he can sit down at their table. They agree, the old man sits, and he starts talking. He is particularly struck by one of the women, who, he says, looks like his estranged daughter. The old man then gives this woman—called Lois—advice on where she should work, how she should behave, and how she should treat him. Indeed, he starts to treat, and address, Lois as if she were his own daughter. After Lois and her friend have finally had enough, they threaten to have the old man thrown out. Rather than be removed from the premises, he leaves on his own—but not before telling his “daughter” to stay away from men and get along home to bed.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Pursuit
Story Situation:
Loss of loved ones
Story Conclusion:
Ambiguous
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Disapprobation, Disrespect, Impurity, Intemperance
Cast Size:
Several
Locations:
Single
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Young Adult, Male over 45
Hero Type:
Anti-Hero, Ordinary
Villian Type:
Anti-Villian
Stock Character Types:
Damsel in distress, Everyman, Fall guy, Town drunk
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on Existing Fiction
Subgenre:
Drama, Generation Gap, Literary Adaption, World War 2
Equality & Diversity:
Elderly Protagonist
Life Topics:
The Elderly
Time Period:
Late modern period, Machine Age (1880–1945), World War II (1939–1945)
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Time of Year:
Summer
Illness Topics:
Psychological
Relationship Topics:
Family, Genetic
Writer Style:
Frank S. Nugent, George Axelrod, Paddy Chayefsky
