A Messenger TITLE OF SOURCE: AUTHOR'S NAME - FIRST: LAST: DESCRIPTION: Visual Text Now here we are caught like rats in a trap; and who's to do my work and save Thornton's troop--who's to save them--God!" The name was a prayer, not an oath.<br><br>"Yes," said the quiet voice at his side, "God,"--and for a second there was a silence that was like an Amen.<br> COMMENTS: Visual Text A battalion of American soldiers are up against an impossible battle (against Indians); they haven't a change. Unless...prayer can help them.<br><br>The stark realism of the scene sets up the reader to believe that there will be no such thing as heavenly intervention for these soldiers, and the story is going to have a terrible ending. But the spirituality holds strong to the end, making this storyline ultimately about faith and heavenly guardians. If that's your cup of tea, this might make a satisfying TWO-person one-act. (An officer and an underling.) But there's no real plot; it's a dire situation with a resolution...so an adaptation would likely need to be a short piece. CANDIDATE FOR ADAPTATION?: --- not set --- Not reviewed Promising Unlikely SOURCE MATERIAL: Fable Novella Play Plot summary Short Story -- Parent -- GENRE: Comedy Comic Horror Detective Drama Fable Fairy Tale Fantasy Folklore Folktale Ghost Story Melodrama Mystery Myth Operetta Other Romance Suspense Young Audiences -- Parent -- SETTING: Africa America England Europe Fantasy International New Zealand Pastoral Rural Rustic Science Fiction -- Parent -- LENGTH FOR ADAPTATION: 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes 60 Minutes 90 Minutes Two Hours -- Parent -- URL FOR PDF DOCUMENT: AMessenger.pdf
