Frightened, Mildred huddles against the mirror in her room, planning what to do next.She exits the beach house and runs along the beach.Realizing that he has been stood up after trying her bedroom door and finding it locked, Wally adds: "But don""t get me sore.King mentioned how the rich had always taken advantage of the poor ("always have, always will"), especially by using them as fodder in this war:Chris: I volunteered for it.The boy is saved from execution in a last-minute rescue by his wife""s arrival with the governor""s pardon.[Food in space of the future was viewed as bland and sterile - a typical viewpoint of the 60""s time period when artificial foods were being introduced into the diet.