What is the effect of the phrase "vegetable existence" on the meaning of this passage?

1) It shows that the narrator prefers life in the city over life in the mountains or wilderness.
2) It emphasizes that the narrator sees his life as dull and inactive compared to the exotic and adventurous life of the Cabuliwallah.
3) It clarifies that the narrator prefers a steady life in a familiar environment over travel.
4) It demonstrates that the narrator sees his life as useful and fulfilling compared to the Cabuliwallah's life of aimless wandering.

It emphasizes that the narrator sees his life as dull and inactive compared to the exotic and adventurous life of the Cabuliwallah.

Explanation:

in ray bradbury's short story "a sound of thunder", mr. eckels's fearfulness leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.

in the story, mr. eckels, who is a hunter, hires a time travel company to travel to the age of dinosaurs. although he is excited for the hunting expedition at the beginning, when they reach there and mr. eckels sees the tyrannosaurus, he feels frightened. as he is afraid of the tyrannosaurus, he steps off the path although he has been warned not to do it. by stepping off the path, the entire course of the future is affected: mr. eckart alters the future by stepping on a butterfly, which causes a new man to be elected president in the future. in that way, it is mr. eckart's fearfulness what triggers 'the butterfly effect' and what leads to drastic consequences for the rest of the world.

explanation:

dear evan hansen is a stage musical with music and lyrics by benj pasek and justin paul, and book by steven levenson.

the musical opened on broadway at the music box theatre in december 2016, after its world premiere at the arena stage in washington, d.c., in july 2015 and an off-broadway production at second stage theatre from march to may 2016.

at the 71st tony awards, it was nominated for nine awards, winning six, including best musical, best score, best actor in a musical for ben platt, and best featured actress in a musical for rachel bay jones.