Why did Vashti live underground in the story The Machine Stops?
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He persuades a reluctant Vashti to endure the journey (and the resultant unwelcome personal interaction) to his room. There, he tells her of his disenchantment with the sanitised, mechanical world. He confides to her that he has visited the surface of the Earth without permission, and that he saw other humans living outside the world of the Machine. However, the Machine recaptures him, and he is threatened with 'Homelessness': expulsion from the underground environment and presumed death. Vashti, however, dismisses her son's concerns as dangerous madness and returns to her part of the world.
Explanation:
Explanation:
One day, Kuno interrupts Vashti by telling her “The Machine Stops” because Kuno believes that there is something wrong with the Machine. ... Finally, the Machine completely stopped to function and the underground civilization started to crumble and break down.