The End of the Whole Mess
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"The End of the Whole Mess" is a television adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian short story about a genius whose attempt to eliminate human violence leads to catastrophic consequences.
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| The End of the Whole Mess canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
adaptation
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television episode ⓘ |
| adaptationOfGenre | short story ⓘ |
| authorOfOriginalWork | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The End of the Whole Mess (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | worldwide reduction of aggression followed by mental deterioration ⓘ |
| focusesOn | a genius whose plan to end violence backfires ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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dystopian fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
United States
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near future ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bobby Fornoy
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Howard Fornoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
global experiment gone wrong
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scientific hubris ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person account by the protagonist's brother ⓘ |
| narrator | Howard Fornoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWorkAuthor | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWorkGenre |
dystopian fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| originalWorkPublicationMedium | print GENERATED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A genius develops a method to reduce human aggression, but its global use leads to catastrophic cognitive decline. ⓘ |
| theme |
attempt to eliminate human violence
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brotherly relationship ⓘ ethical implications of experimentation ⓘ unintended consequences of scientific intervention ⓘ |
| workType | television adaptation of a literary work ⓘ |
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Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
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