The Twilight Zone Episode “A Nice Place to Visit”

Writing StudiesSpring 2018Prof. PlathEssay #3Monday, April 9 The Twilight Zone episode “A Nice Place to Visit” analysis according to Arthur Schopenhauer’s “On the Suffering of the World” Many people think that it’s absurd to see enormous pain people go through in the world just to fulfill their desires. History reveals the constant conflicts and wars in the world are caused by human desires. Humans struggle with their personal desires in different ways; this is part of human nature. Arthur Schopenhauer in his book "On the Suffering of the World", views life as a constant struggle to attain happiness. According to Arthur, although people manage to achieve happiness, it only serves them for a moment; afterwards, they still crave for more. The continuous cycle to achieve happiness is the main source of endless suffering. Arthur views the world as the source of all human suffering as he believes that humans can never be contented with what they have. Humans get bored after attaining his goal. He demonstrates this concept of wants versus boredom in part 5 of his book, presenting several examples on the same. In chapter five, Arthur notes that human lives revolve around work, worry, toil and trouble; he wonders what can become of the world if all human desires can be satisfied as soon as it arose. He further imagines a Utopian world where everything grows on its own accord, like ready – roasted turkeys flying around and lovers easily finding each other without delay and maintains their relationship without any diffic...