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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
(1956)
Paranoia, by definition, is a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others. ... In Invasion of the Body Snatchers, “body snatchers,” or alien pod people represent this fear of communism sweeping over the nation, and taking the minds of people everywhere. ...
His fears are confirmed when he is interrupted from dinner with his lady friend, Becky Driscoll, to find a strange body on his friend, Jack Belicec’s pool table. They observed that the body had no fingerprints and was almost like a “blank” human being. Later in the night, because Jack fell asleep, this body takes on the features of Jack, right down to the cut he recently received. Another similar body is found in the Driscoll’s basement; this time replicating Becky herself. ... Danny is immediately skeptical to the whole “blank body” theory – he thinks the man on the table should have been turned into the police.
Approximate Word count = 804
Approximate Pages = 3.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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