Romney Wordsworth

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Romney Wordsworth is the doomed, book-loving librarian who defiantly resists a totalitarian regime in the classic The Twilight Zone episode "The Obsolete Man."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
appearsIn The Twilight Zone
appearsInEpisode The Obsolete Man
associatedWithConcept book banning
obsolete professions
state control of information
chargesByRegime being a librarian
being obsolete
countryOfOrigin United States (series origin)
createdBy Rod Serling
declared obsolete
facesPunishment execution
finalFate dies in the explosion at the end of the episode
firstAiredIn 1961
firstAppearance The Twilight Zone episode "The Obsolete Man"
genre dystopian fiction
science fiction
influences the Chancellor's downfall
languageOfDialogue English
medium television
methodOfExecutionPlanned death in his apartment by a bomb
moralStance refuses to renounce his beliefs
narrativeRole protagonist
notableAction chooses his own method of execution
invites the Chancellor to witness his death
notableQuote "A librarian, sir."
"You cannot erase God with an edict."
occupation librarian
opposes totalitarian regime
portrayedBy Burgess Meredith
reads the Bible
linked to: Bible
religion Christian
seriesEpisodeNumber 65 (overall series count)
seriesSeason Season 2 of The Twilight Zone
setting future totalitarian state
symbolizes dignity of the individual
intellectual freedom
themeInvolvement censorship
freedom of thought
individual vs. state
value of books
trait book-loving
defiant
universe The Twilight Zone universe

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The Obsolete Man mainCharacter Romney Wordsworth