Question

Answer any one of the following questions in about 80 words: Describe the third level as per Charley. What did he do to make sure that he was in 1894? Why did he want to buy tickets?

Hint:

“The Third Level” highlights man’s longing for escape from modern stress to a peaceful past.

Answer 1

Step 1: Charley’s discovery.
Charley found himself on a third level that seemed to lead into the past.
Step 2: Proof of 1894.
He saw gas lights, old trains, and people in period dress.
Step 3: Buying tickets.
He wished to escape modern tension and go to Galesburg, a peaceful place in 1894.