The Twonky story
A philosophy professor is given a television set with a mind of its own.
8 total · 4 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with someone controlling your life | major | Kerry West's television was regulating nearly every aspect of his life, like choosing the sort of music he listened to and decided when he will be shaved. |
| descent into madness | major | Professor Kerry West was slowly driven insane by the Twonky. |
| husband and wife | major | Professor Kerry West and Carolyn West. |
| robot helper | major | Kerry West's television, which was called the Twonky, was a robot committed to serving his every need. Eventually it comes to regulate every aspect of his daily life. |
| mind control technology | minor | The Twonky was able to control people minds and make them serve its purposes. |
| romantic love | minor | Professor Kerry West and Carolyn West. |
| time travel | minor | Coach was convinced that the Twonky had come from the future. |
| totalitarian dystopia | minor | Coach was convinced that the Twonky had come from a future where there was one super-state in which Twonkies controlled the lives of all the citizens. |