Man in the Moon story
A man immune to worry and disease is selected to be the first man to travel to the Moon.
10 total · 5 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| carefree way of life | major | William Blood's carefree lifestyle kept him stress free, immune to disease, and able to withstand extreme temperatures. |
| engaged couple | major | William Blood and Polly. |
| imperviousness to physical damage | major | William Blood appeared to be immune to all known diseases. He attributed his special ability to his carefree, single life, never being worried by anything. |
| interplanetary space travel | major | William Blood flew to what appeared to be the Moon in a nuclear powered rocket ship. |
| romantic love | major | William Blood fell in love with Polly and lost his immunity to disease as a result. |
| cure for the common cold | minor | William Blood was used as a guinea pig by scientists who were searching for a cure to the common cold. |
| nuclear fission power | minor | William Blood flew to what appeared to be the Moon in a nuclear powered rocketship. |
| nuclear powered spaceship | minor | William Blood flew to what appeared to be the Moon in a nuclear powered rocketship. |
| speculative spacesuit | minor | William Blood ventured around on what he thought to be the Moon in a spacesuit with weighted boots. |
| what if I found myself in a zero gravity environment | minor | William Blood floated around in the hull of a reduced-gravity aircraft. |