At last he found Rebecca, smiling, holding Cara-Ann in her arms. She was dancing. They were too far away for Alex to reach them,
and the distance felt irrevocable, a chasm that would keep him from ever again touching the delicate silk of Rebecca’s eyelids, or feeling, through his daughter’s ribs, the scramble of her heartbeat. Without the zoom, he couldn’t even see them. In desperation, he T’d Rebecca, pls wAt 4 me, my bUtiful wyf, then kept his zoom trained on her face until he saw her register the vibration, pause in her dancing, and reach for it. Which of these is the best question to address the societal issue raised in this excerpt?
I know what you're trying to say and the answer is A (Does technology help or hinder meaningful communication?)
Explanation:
The text Alex sends is short and seemingly unimportant, but Rebecca reading the text and knowing to wait for him is dire in the moment, so it poses the question of whether technology is good or bad for communication.
The train stopped just a few inches before the handcar. The driver got out and harnessed the handcar to the engine and slowly started moving towards the station. The boys felt relaxed.
