The Twilight Zone Episode Analysis

The eye opening topics of The Twilight Zone reveal societal issues that were relevant in the 60’s when this show was first released. The black and white, 22 minute episodes each told a story while teaching lessons to the audience. This series was a popular science-fiction show during the 5 seasons it ran. Each episode highlighted a different part of society and brought light to the problems it will have if society doesn’t fix them. In this episode of The Twilight Zone; “The Eye of the Beholder”, the characters were in a hospital where a female patient by the name of Janet Tyler, was trying to have a procedure done to make herself look “normal”. During the whole episode, the audience is not shown any characters face, at the end we

Since it was produced in the 60’s, it is telling why each of the genders had their specific job in the episode. In addition to that, the character wanting to change the way they looked was a woman too. She didn’t feel like society accepted her and pleaded to change her image. She makes it known in the episode that this is her 11th try at changing her face. (“The Eye of the Beholder”) Later in the episode, two employees of the hospital are seen flirting and the man had a cigarette in his mouth. (“The Eye of the Beholder”) This was still a time when smoking was accepted indoors, it’s even more telling of the time it was

Towards the middle of the episode, you can hear a nurse referencing the patient and says “If it were mine, I bury myself in a grave someplace”. (“The Eye of the Beholder”) During another time you can hear the patient; Ms. Tyler say “I just want to be like everyone else.” (“The Eye of the Beholder”) As highlighted in this episode, the idea social conformity was relevant in the 60’s and is still relevant today. Depending upon what society says is pretty is what everyone believes is beautiful, therefore, Ms. Tyler believes that she was not beautiful enough. (“The Eye of the