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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Romney Wordsworth canonical 2

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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 ⓘ