The Toys of Caliban story
A mentally challenged child has strange powers. Directed by: Thomas J. Wright. Story by: Terry Matz, George R. R. Martin.
12 total · 8 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| father and son | major | We saw Ernst raising a mentally challenged son. |
| holding someone captive to protect them | major | An elderly married couple were keeping their mentally challenged child hidden from the public not only because he had magical powers that made him a danger to society, but also because they feared he would be put away in an institution somewhere. |
| husband and wife | major | Ernest and Mary Ross. |
| mental retardation | major | An elderly married couple were raising a mentally challenged child. |
| mother and son | major | We saw Mary raising a mentally challenged son until such time as he killed her. |
| parenting a mentally disabled child | major | An elderly married couple were raising a mentally challenged child with magical powers. |
| what if a child had power over adults | major | An elderly married couple lived in constant fear of a mentally challenged child with magical powers who was under their keep. |
| what if my thoughts became reality | major | The things Toby saw got conjured into reality. It seems he was also able to transport living things, like animals, from distant locations into his presence, although they were typically dead upon arrival. |
| coping with the death of a spouse | minor | Ernst mourned the sudden death of his wife Mary. |
| educating a child | minor | Miss Kemp explained that there were special schools nowadays where Toby could be educated. |