what is the theme of on not answering the telephone
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Answer:
Plomer does not think that phone is essential because he can eat, breathe, sleep and play without it. It creates unnecessary anxiety, suspense and delay and is a pest and time-waster. Public Telephone Booths are unventilated and smoky and people curse you on your back for taking too much time to finish speaking.
Answer:
Technology has its merits and demerits.
Explanation:
William Plomer's not answering the telephone is a take on the demerits of technology. The phone causes unnecessary anxiety and delay. we are not able to enjoy our life without that of a telephone because we always cling to be busy on our phones and forget that we have a life to live. It causes unnecessary anxiety because we start thinking "who is calling us?" and "what news he has to give us", it creates a havoc in our thought process. The telephone delay our day to day activities which we would naturally do in time if there was no telephone.