Synopsis/Details
1942, USA. A young man and a young woman attend a party together, but there is friction between them because the next day he is leaving for basic training prior to overseas military deployment. The woman smokes, drinks, sits alone, and is unhappy; the man tries hard to approach her and have a conversation, though at first she resists. Finally she leads him to another room, starts talking, and reveals that, in order to deal with the man’s upcoming (and long) absence, she feels she has to distance herself from him. As the party ends, the young woman does just that—by refusing the young man’s kiss and abruptly departing.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Rite of Passage
Story Situation:
Necessity of sacrificing loved ones
Story Conclusion:
Ambiguous
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Disapprobation, Duty
Cast Size:
Several
Locations:
Single
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Young Adult, Male Young Adult
Hero Type:
Anti-Hero, Ordinary
Villian Type:
Authority Figure
Stock Character Types:
Boy next door, Girl next door
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on Existing Fiction
Subgenre:
Coming of Age, Drama, Hybrid Sub-Genres, Life Story, Literary Adaption, War, World War 2
Equality & Diversity:
Female Protagonist
Life Topics:
Coming of Age, Quarterlife Crisis
Super Powers:
Physical or mental domination
Time Period:
Late modern period, Machine Age (1880–1945), World War II (1939–1945)
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Time of Year:
Spring
Relationship Topics:
Activities, Attachment, Dating, Emotions and feelings, Endings, Engagement, Partner(s), Separation, Significant other
Writer Style:
Billy Wilder, James L. Brooks, Steven Zallian
