According to "The Veldt" by Ray BradBury...
Answer to the First Question: Assuming the inflated value of $9 still applies to the time of this answer, today the Happylife Home System would have a price of $270,000 dollars, since:
30,000 x 9 = 270,000
Answer to the Second Question: There would be a market for this system as long as the governments approve of the risks implicated.
Anyone aware of the system's capabilites would not think twice about purchasing one - provided they could afford it -. The fact that a machine could do any chore of daily life, as well as provide simulated entertainment with no boundaries is simply irresistible to anyone. <u>The benefits are worth the price.</u>
The customers would not worry about the dangers at first; they would consider themselves responsible enough to manage a balanced life of luxuries.
The mischievous cat was stuck up the highest tree in the street, which meant Mrs. Brown had to phone the fire brigade.
Isabelle was learning to play the drums, the recorder, the piano, and the ukulele.
Answer:
Changing the order of events can build tension and suspense. When a story is presented chronologically, the story is presented in the sequence of events in which it would have occurred. Thus, events will be understood to logically follow one another as things unfold—the order is logical and surprises are rare.
It is most likely to occur in the middle