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John Cat [videocassette]

John Cat is an Indian, older and disillusioned, who is rescued from a barroom brawl by two young Indians. Ironically, he later prevents his rescuers from helping an injured youngster, telling them not to get involved.

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  • "Canadian short story video series"@en

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  • "A look at contemporary Indian life through the eyes of fiction writer W.P. Kinsella. John Cat, a middle-aged, disillusioned drunk, is rescued from a barroom brawl by two young Indians. Ironically, he later prevents his rescuers from helping an injured youngster, insisting that the police will automatically toss all three of them into jail."
  • "John Cat is an Indian, older and disillusioned, who is rescued from a barroom brawl by two young Indians. Ironically, he later prevents his rescuers from helping an injured youngster, telling them not to get involved."@en
  • "A story of conflict between helping another and protecting personal interests. Two young Indians come to John Cat's aid. Yet in a separate incident, he argues with them over helping an injured boy, afraid of being accused."
  • "A story about prejudice and the conflict between protecting one's own interests and helping someone else."@en
  • "During a brief stop in a small western town, two young Canadian Indians rescue a fellow Indian who was beaten in a tavern brawl. Next day, John Cat prevents his rescuers from helping an Indian boy they find injured by the roadside, arguing that the police will accuse them of having hurt the boy."@en
  • "Two young Native Canadians rescue another Native, John Cat, who was beaten in a tavern brawl. The following day, however, John Cat prevents his rescuers from helping a Native boy they find injured by the roadside, arguing that the police will accuse them of having hurt the boy. A story about prejudice and the conflict between protecting one's own interest and helping someone else."@en
  • "Variation of the Good Samaritan story in which Native Americans are reluctant to help another for fear that they will be blamed for an accident."

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  • "Drama"@en
  • "Drama"
  • "Film adaptations"@en
  • "Film adaptations"

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  • "John Cat [videocassette]"@en
  • "John Cat"@en
  • "John Cat"

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