Synopsis/Details
During the American Civil War, two injured, disheveled, and disheartened Rebel soldiers return home to Manassas, Virginia. They are awaited at the train station by a welcoming crowd and a band. The first soldier, who has lost a leg, falls from the train as he disembarks, knocking down two people as he does so; the second soldier, who is blind, follows the first and screams for aid from his tardy, unwitting wife before he will make a move down the coach steps. The crowd watches. So does the band, which does not play. Then everyone leaves the station.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Hero's Journey
Story Situation:
Recovery of a lost one
Story Conclusion:
Bitter-sweet
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Acquittal, Approbation
Cast Size:
Many
Locations:
Several
Special Effects:
Minor cgi
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Adult, Male Adult
Hero Type:
Anti-Hero, Ordinary
Villian Type:
Anti-Villian
Stock Character Types:
Everyman, Southern belle
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on Existing Fiction
Subgenre:
Anti-War, Civil War, Disease/Disability, Drama, Literary Adaption
Action Elements:
Physical Stunts
Equality & Diversity:
Disability Focused, Disabled Protagonist
Life Topics:
Near Death Experience
Drug Topics:
Rehabilitation
Time Period:
Late modern period
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Time of Year:
Summer
Illness Topics:
Physical
Relationship Topics:
By marriage, Family, Genetic, Husband
Writer Style:
Dalton Trumbo, Larry McMurtry, William Faulkner
