The Neanderthal Man story
Professor Clifford Groves discovers a means to devolve himself into a Neanderthal.
12 total · 8 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| cryptid | major | Sightings of a saber tooth tiger in the California mountains were dismissed as tall tales. |
| devolution | major | Professor Clifford Groves discovers a means to devolve a house cat into a saber tooth tiger and himelf into a Neanderthal. |
| father and daughter | major | Clifford Groves and Jan Groves. |
| obsession | major | Clifford Groves became obsessed with devolving animals and people and neglected his health and family. |
| playing God with nature | major | George Oakes explained at the conclusion that Clifford Groves went in science where nobody should venture and suggested that he was mauled nearly to death by a saber tooth tiger as a result. |
| species transmutation | major | Professor Clifford Groves discovers a means to devolve a house cat into a saber tooth tiger and himelf into a Neanderthal. |
| the need to be treated with respect | major | Professor Clifford Groves was ridiculed by his colleagues for his radical theory of hominid evolution and it stuck in his craw. |
| what if I underwent a physical metamorphosis | major | Professor Clifford Groves discovers a means to devolve a house cat into a saber tooth tiger and himelf into a Neanderthal. |
| engaged couple | minor | Clifford Groves and Ruth Marshall. |
| hominid evolution | minor | Professor Clifford Groves specialized in the study of human evolution in the Americas and gave a presentation about his theory to his colleagues. |