He is unable to reconcile the vision of an ideal world with that of one that is, in reality, deceitful and horrifying. His inability to deal with machines, reality and war forces Billy to blanket himself in a pain-killing fantasy world. The aliens manipulate the clocks in his bubble-cage and try to simulate night by dropping a giant tarp over the cage. Strangely enough, Billy envisions death as a purple light and a hum. Television is an unconsciously controlling device.
Television is able to bring the world into millions of homes.
It projects many images and sounds which shape the audience's perceptions of the world. Just how accurate these images are is another matter. In any given day, a television viewer is subjected, consciously or unconsciously, to thousands of product, political and moral value messages. In psychology, there is a defense mechanism called fantasy formation. This is when a person creates imaginary situations which are pleasant.