It's a Good Life story
A six-year-old boy terrorizes the residents of Peaksville, Ohio, with special powers that control reality. Directed by: James Sheldon. Story by: Jerome Bixby, Rod Serling.
9 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| unbounded thought powers | choice | The six-year-old boy Anthony could do anything that he could imagine. |
| what if a child had power over adults | choice | The six-year-old boy Anthony bossed and bullied the whole town of Peaksville around with his thought powers. |
| coping with a spoiled brat | major | The six-year-old boy Anthony was spoiled beyond belief, seeing as he could do whatever he fancied. |
| father and son | major | Mr. Fremont lived in utter terror of her young son Anthony who was too immature to understand the consequence that came with wielding his god-like powers. |
| fear for one's life | major | The Peaksville residents lived in mortal terror of a six-year-old boy with god-like powers. |
| husband and wife | major | Mr. and Mrs. Freemont didn't know what to do in the face of their young son Anthony having virtual god-like powers. |
| mother and son | major | Mrs. Fremont lived in utter terror of her young son Anthony who was too immature to understand the consequence that came with wielding his god-like powers. |
| cracking under pressure | minor | Dan Hollis lost his nerve and lashed out at Anthony for being a tyrannical monster. Anthony transformed him into a jack-in-the-box as a punishment. |
| what if I heard all the thoughts around me | minor | It seems Anthony just heard people's bad thoughts and disapproved of them. |