
Ryan and Natalie must find a way to instill a positive outlook about the necessary change of career paths for the employees that they are firing.
Themes: Business, Family, Career, Dreams, Happiness, Fulfillment, Paradigm Shift, Perspective, Optimism
2:59
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Jim pleads with his friends for money so he can pay the utilities and get his children back.
Themes: Plea, Charity, Pride, Humility, Desperation, Fatherhood, Family, Compassion, Poverty
3:00
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After learning that his son stole sausage from the butcher for his family, Jim reprimands his son and makes him a promise.
Themes: Stealing, Fatherhood, Poverty, Lessons, Discipline, Ethics, Morality, Promise, Parenting
2:59
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Jane explains to her husband that their bleak financial situation is worse than expected and they need to adjust their lives accordingly.
Themes: Foolishness, Family, Pride, Optimism, Desperation, Disappointment, Trials, Problems, Money
2:18
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After months of job-hunting, Dick finally gets an interview for a desirable company. But he’s not the only one with an interview.
Themes: Ambition, Competition, Survival, Desperation, Selfishness, Disappointment, Eagerness, Race, Ethics
2:12
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After a huge promotion allows the Harpers to adjust their lives with newfound income, Dick must break the news that Globodyne has gone under and he no longer has a job.
Themes: Foolishness, Family, Optimism, Disappointment, Trials, Problems, Money, Burden, Unemployment
2:20
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Fantine is exterminated by her employer when they discover that she has had a child out of wedlock.
Themes: Sin, Motherhood, Single Parent, Desperation, Punishment, Rules, Discrimination, Legalism, Grace
1:30
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