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    The black box in the story, which was about three feet long, the shape of a child’s coffin, was the titular sound machine invented by the protagonist, Klausner to listen to odd inaudible sounds, which was previously inaudible to human ears. Read summary of The Sound Machine

    The black box in the story, which was about three feet long, the shape of a child’s coffin, was the titular sound machine invented by the protagonist, Klausner to listen to odd inaudible sounds, which was previously inaudible to human ears.

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    The theme of appearance versus reality runs throughout the story. Klausner, who at first seems to be a dedicated scientist working hard on his invention, the sound machine until it turned out to be an obsession. He is obsessed with his fact that he can indeed hear the sounds created by plants, whenRead more

    The theme of appearance versus reality runs throughout the story. Klausner, who at first seems to be a dedicated scientist working hard on his invention, the sound machine until it turned out to be an obsession. He is obsessed with his fact that he can indeed hear the sounds created by plants, when they are in pain, through the machine. Klausner is considered eccentric but harmless where it is at the end, when the doctor refuses Klausner’s silly proposal, the latter strikes up a menacing pose with his axe, showing that he can be violent when needed. Klausner is sad for all the pain caused on nature, yet he is the one who keeps on inflicting pain on plants to prove his hypothesis, throughout the story.

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    Roald Dahl showed concern for nature through this story which was well portrayed throughout. Through the character, Klausner, the author wanted to spread the message that one shouldn’t cut trees recklessly. Nature’s sound should be like a warning to humans. Even plants are living beings so they tooRead more

    Roald Dahl showed concern for nature through this story which was well portrayed throughout. Through the character, Klausner, the author wanted to spread the message that one shouldn’t cut trees recklessly. Nature’s sound should be like a warning to humans. Even plants are living beings so they too are entitled to have emotions and feelings, if not human-like. One shouldn’t inflict pain upon them even if it was for a scientific approach like Klausner was doing despite all the guilt.

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    On seeing the fly, Klausner remarked to the doctor that one might wonder what sort of noise that fly was making. But no no could hear it. The fly could have been whistling like mad on a very high note or barking or croaking or singing a song as it was possible since the fly, too, has a throat and aRead more

    On seeing the fly, Klausner remarked to the doctor that one might wonder what sort of noise that fly was making. But no no could hear it. The fly could have been whistling like mad on a very high note or barking or croaking or singing a song as it was possible since the fly, too, has a throat and a mouth. Yet one has no idea what sounds a fly made.

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    Klausner invented a sound machine as he wanted to hear the odd inaudible sounds at a scale of audible tones. Read summary of The Sound Machine

    Klausner invented a sound machine as he wanted to hear the odd inaudible sounds at a scale of audible tones.

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    Klausner is the protagonist of The Sound Machine. He was an amateur scientist, who was obsessed with sounds. He invented a sound machine, which captures the inaudible sounds, and turns them into audible sounds. Read Summary of The Sound Machine

    Klausner is the protagonist of The Sound Machine. He was an amateur scientist, who was obsessed with sounds. He invented a sound machine, which captures the inaudible sounds, and turns them into audible sounds.

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    Mrs Saunders was Klausner’s neighbour and lived just next door to him. She was walking down the garden with a flower-basket on her arm. She was then bending down, cutting yellow roses with a pair of scissors and putting them in her basket. Read summary of The Sound Machine

    Mrs Saunders was Klausner’s neighbour and lived just next door to him. She was walking down the garden with a flower-basket on her arm. She was then bending down, cutting yellow roses with a pair of scissors and putting them in her basket.

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    Unhealthy obsession in the story portrays the fact that it’s raises instability and fear in one’s mind which creates drastic consequences for the person. Klausner was obsessed with the titular sound machine obsession that lead to people around him think that he is mad. Roald Dahl illustrates the theRead more

    Unhealthy obsession in the story portrays the fact that it’s raises instability and fear in one’s mind which creates drastic consequences for the person. Klausner was obsessed with the titular sound machine obsession that lead to people around him think that he is mad. Roald Dahl illustrates the theme of obsession by depicting Klausner‘s preoccupation with the sound machine and how he becomes more and more absorbed in his work. Klausner‘s obsessiveness clouds his reality and his logical judgment as he no longer recognizes the doctor’s humanity or authority when at the end he strikes up a menacing pose with the axe.

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    The sound machine in the story symbolizes the dark side of the scientific advancements and how they rob humanity and nature of its innocence and beauty respectively. At the beginning of the story, the machine is denoted as a “child’s coffin” marking the death of humanity in a way. The sound machineRead more

    The sound machine in the story symbolizes the dark side of the scientific advancements and how they rob humanity and nature of its innocence and beauty respectively. At the beginning of the story, the machine is denoted as a “child’s coffin” marking the death of humanity in a way. The sound machine is also the cause of Klausner’s obsession which at the end leads to drastic changes. Unhealthy obsession over scientific growth and development harms the people and nature around them.

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    Klausner is the protagonist of the story who invents the titular sound machine and discovers that even plants convey emotions like humans do. Read summary of The Sound Machine

    Klausner is the protagonist of the story who invents the titular sound machine and discovers that even plants convey emotions like humans do.

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