Pathways Of The Heart
Logline
Pathways of the Heart is the story of Clella Garner a spunky young woman in the Missouri Ozarks as she experiences love, loss, betrayal, and the courage to love again during and following the Great Depression.
Genre
Memoir, Drama,
Short Summary
Clella, a judges daughter, marries Kenneth, a teachers son, in the Missouri Ozarks just before the Great Depression, six children, hard times, and Kenneth’s drinking, gambling and infidelity, test Clella's resolve to remain faithful, then a chance meeting with a younger guitar player changes it all.
Clella pursues a new life with Francis and their unborn child. Kenneth’s health fails as his heart breaks. The doctors are unable to stop his Gi hemorrhage. Clella learns of his death. Her daughter is born and eventually her other children join her. Together again, they heal and life goes on.
Setting
Missouri Ozarks
Based on a True Story
Yes
Plot - Premise
,Overcoming Life's Struggles
Plot - Other Elements
Meaningful Message, Happy Ending
Mature Audience Themes
Information not completed
Main Character Details
Name: Clella Garner
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Romantic, Selfless, Skillful, Beautiful, Complex, Modest, Engaging, Gracious, Honorable, Leader, Perseverance, Religious, Strong Moral Code, Charming, Faithful, Flexible, Heroic
Additional Character Details
Name: Kenneth Lathrom
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Charming, Confident, Engaging, Heartthrob, Manipulative, Romantic, Unapologetic, Adventurous, Complex, Decisive, Secretive
Additional Character Details
Name: Francis Burch
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Role: Tempter
Key Traits: Charming, Complex, Decisive, Funny, Masculine, Romantic, Aggressive, Aspiring, Seductive, Engaging, Heartthrob, Adventurous, Confident
Additional Character Details
The author has not yet written this
Development Pitch
I see this as a movie depicting a heartwarming journey through life in the 1920's through the 1950's . A story about a strong woman devoted to her family, dedicated to their survival and resourceful enough to accomplish anything, but even strength can waver when faced with the hardships and heartbreaks life brings. A story of how our decisions have long reaching affects that may take us to a point of no return. The path we choose sometimes has no room to turnaround, and the past is lost forever. The result of our life choices can sometimes leave us lost and alone, but there is one who never leaves us. The story shows that pathways of the heart can stray, but we can always find our way back if we look hard enough and realize the one relationship that is all that matters.