The Sound Machine story
A botanist has invented a machine that translates the sound of plants into speech. What he hears gives him a shock. Directed by: John Gorrie. Story by: Roald Dahl.
6 total · 5 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ability to communicate with plants | major | The old man Klausner invented a machine that allowed him to hear noises that plants and trees make when in pain. |
| coping with senility | major | The old man Klausner wondered that he might be going insane and asked Dr. Scott to come over to verify that he too could hear trees scream using Klausner's device. Other people, such as Dr. Scott, worried that Klausner was losing his mind. |
| mad scientist stereotype | major | Klausner invented a wacky machine that allowed him to hear trees talking. |
| scientist occupation | major | Klausner was experimenting with sound in his shed. |
| what if I told the truth and nobody would believe me | major | Klausner tried to convince Dr. Scott that the trees felt pain but the doctor didn't take him seriously at first. |
| neighbor and neighbor | minor | Mrs. Saunders complained about her eccentric scientific midnight experimenter of a neighbor. |