I chose this passage because I believe that this shows a turning point for the main characters realizing what effect the euphio can have. The first thing I noticed about this passage was the confidence, Fred had about turning off the device if something goes wrong. The second thing I noticed was the sleep like state that the characters fall into. These contradict each other because Fred believes that he’ll be conscious enough to have the ability to stop the machine the moment the euphio turns on, you can see this is not possible. The mood in this passage creates a sense of forbearing that the reader can feel that something is going to happen; even though the characters all believe that everything is going to be okay.
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“that’s good- happiness by the kilowatt,” he said. “Buy your happiness the way you buy light” (202). Lew Harrison is not concerned with the outcome of what happened but still by the quick get rich scheme that he so desperately wants. The theme of this story is that a person pursuing the American dream vs buying it for unfulfilled happiness. The American dream is the prospect that with hard work anyone can achieve the higher level of social standing for anyone regardless of their stature. With the Euphio, the pursuit of happiness and attaining the dream is no longer through hard work but comes by the flick of a switch and the hard-earned money of the everyday …show more content…
In this story the question is technology vs person. Technology plays a big part in today’s society for example cell phones; there are people who have their phones attached at the hip, the euphio would be the cell phone of society. They are comparative because they both make a person happy and get that feeling of fulfillment. In the 1950s when life was simpler and family time was a togetherness, technology gets rid of the need for personal contact with the world and because of that people are lacking the communication and social interaction that played a vital role in society
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“that’s good- happiness by the kilowatt,” he said. “Buy your happiness the way you buy light” (202). Lew Harrison is not concerned with the outcome of what happened but still by the quick get rich scheme that he so desperately wants. The theme of this story is that a person pursuing the American dream vs buying it for unfulfilled happiness. The American dream is the prospect that with hard work anyone can achieve the higher level of social standing for anyone regardless of their stature. With the Euphio, the pursuit of happiness and attaining the dream is no longer through hard work but comes by the flick of a switch and the hard-earned money of the everyday …show more content…
In this story the question is technology vs person. Technology plays a big part in today’s society for example cell phones; there are people who have their phones attached at the hip, the euphio would be the cell phone of society. They are comparative because they both make a person happy and get that feeling of fulfillment. In the 1950s when life was simpler and family time was a togetherness, technology gets rid of the need for personal contact with the world and because of that people are lacking the communication and social interaction that played a vital role in society