![]() Along with this fear is the crippling claustrophobia of being in a plane, and the utter impotence of not being able to help in any way should anything start to go wrong. He uses a situation most of us can sympathize with: wariness of air travel, as the basis for understanding the danger. Matheson starts this story off extremely well. Who will ultimately win this battle of wits? But, the creature's tampering is upping the stakes more with each minute. Wilson's calls for help make him seem, of course, all the more irrational. ![]() Not only that, this hunched, hairy creature is taunting him taking advantage of the apparent fact that only Wilson is aware of him. we get the sense that he is pretty harried no big fan of flight, irritable stomach issues, a general dissatisfaction with his life in general, Even his job comes with the fear of attack from looming youth gangs hence, Wilson has taken to carrying a gun with him for safety.īut are these boogeymen real or in his head? The true test comes when, during the storm-tossed plane's flight, Wilson is sure he sees something, something very much like a man, tampering with one of the plane's engines. ![]() ![]() Our protagonist, Wilson, is traveling coast to coast on a business trip. It is about fears, phobias, and frustrations. ![]() The fact is that Nightmare at 20,000 is more than a story of what may or may not be an actual monster tampering with the works of an airplane. But how many of us have actually read the story that serves as the basis for this tale? And what exactly makes this yarn so enduring? ![]()
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