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The Pull of Pious Parochialism: Deconstructing the Small Town Fantasy in The Twilight Zone ’s “A Stop at Willoughby”

| | Willoughby, ca. 1880 (Heaven) | | :--- | :--- | | Aggressive boss (Mr. Misrell) | Gentle, polite conductor | | Sirens, shouting, mechanical noise | A lone buggy, a laughing child, a steam whistle | | "Push, push, push!" | "A man can loaf" | | Financial ruin = weakness | A sign: "Willoughby & Son – Blacksmith" (honest work) | | Wife nags about status | Wife (imagined) bakes pie and smiles | nonton the twilight zone a small town

Back on the train, passengers find Gart’s body. He has jumped off the train. The conductor radios ahead: “We have a fatality… He yelled something about Willoughby.” The Pull of Pious Parochialism: Deconstructing the Small