"Action Will Be Taken" centers on the unusual work experience of a so- called "worker". In the beginning of the short story, the narrator, who is the main character, expresses the fact that he is "inclined more to pensiveness (serious thought) and inactivity than to work". He is forced to work, though, when financial difficulties arise. On one of these occasions he applies to Wunsiedel's factory. The application includes a breakfast and several questions that focused on

death. I see the author depicting three types of modern day industrial workers; those who are simply lazy (the narrator), those who have been constantly occupied their entire lives with what they have done or will do; and, those who make an attempt to create the impression that they are actually doing something. In all three cases the workers aren't doing anything in their current position.

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