What is the message of the obsolete man?
“The Obsolete Man” is primarily concerned with illustrating how totalitarianism threatens freedom of thought, through its attack on arts, expression, and words in general.
What does obsolete mean in the Twilight Zone?
Any state, entity, or ideology becomes obsolete when it stockpiles the wrong weapons: when it captures territories, but not minds; when it enslaves millions, but convinces nobody. When it is naked, yet puts on armor and calls it faith, while in the Eyes of God it has no faith at all.
What humans lost through evolution?
Charles Darwin listed a number of putative human vestigial features, which he termed rudimentary, in The Descent of Man (1871). These included the muscles of the ear; wisdom teeth; the appendix; the tail bone; body hair; and the semilunar fold in the corner of the eye.
How does Wordsworth approach his imminent death?
A television camera is installed in Wordsworth’s study to broadcast his final hours and execution live to the nation. He explains that the reaction to imminent execution that will interest the public is not his own but the Chancellor’s, as the door is locked and there is no one outside to help the Chancellor escape.
Why is Wordsworth being condemned as obsolete?
In a totalitarian society, Romney Wordsworth is condemned to death for the crime of being a librarian, and he is subjected to the harangues of the state’s Chancellor and his lectures about Wordsworth’s obsolescence (he is also rebuked over his belief in God, whom the state declares does not exist).
How did humans look like 10000 years ago?
Humans looked essentially the same as they do today 10,000 years ago, with minor differences in height and build due to differences in diet and lifestyle. But in the next 10 millennia, we may well have refined genetic ‘editing’ techniques to allow our children to all be born beautiful and healthy.
What’s the most useless body part?
appendix
The appendix may be the most commonly known useless organ.
What did the Chancellor hope to prove to Mr Wordsworth by coming to his room?
Wordsworth wants to know why. The Chancellor says that he came to prove that The State does not fear anything nor anyone. He just finds it quite funny that The Chancellor came to his room to prove that The State isn’t afraid of little old him.