All the Time in the World Rxn Paper

                 The 8^th episode of Twilight Zone season 1 was entitled ‘All the Time in the World’. The story revolved around the bookworm Henry Bemis. He was very fond of reading to the extent that it seemed that it was the most important thing in his life. Even though his wife doesn't like it and his position in the bank is at stake, he still pushed his interest at the very end. But who would've known that that hobby saved him from mass destruction because of the H-bomb told to be a great nuclear weapon capable of total destruction. He was the only one who survived. He decided to commit suicide until he saw a library. Now he has all the time in the world to read to his heart’s content but the ironic part is when his glasses fell disabling him to see clearly.

                I think the film tells the viewers that there is a balance in everything. Considering Henry, since he wants to devote all his time to reading, he doesn't perform well to his other responsibilities so there is a trade-off. Even if those other responsibilities were taken out because of the nuclear explosion, he still didn't able to read as much as he pleases because of his broken glasses in the end. Too much of everything is bad so it should be balanced for a more stable outcome. Also in the field of science and technology, it showed the balance of the results in it. Even though science has provided us with many good things for an easier life, it can also lead to tragic things like the development of the fearsome nuclear bomb.

                On the time that it was made, different countries are developing their nuclear weapons so different people are in fear because of the destructive power that those may bring. It was adapted in the episode to show what the nuclear weapons may do. If the show were to be adapted in today’s scenario, the catastrophic event that will happen is the rise of technology up to the point that computers will want to take over. It may seem very science fiction but at the current rate of development I think that machines can gain such intelligence that should be utilized for our benefit. We should be careful on what we do and know our limits.

Rasty Rastrullo

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