It is a cruel concept that the death of an unknown person is not important to us. Murder of a single person is the murder of whole humanity. Murder or killing anyone, belonging to any land or religion, is a great crime against humanity. Do you agree with Norma’s assertion that the death of someone you have never seen is not important?Īns. Though she got her desire fulfilled, but she had to wear a golden sorrow. She conflicted herself between materialism and morality i.e.
Steward rightly says that she did not know her own husband and failed to understand him. The button device acts as a possible scheme of getting rich, which results in an unbearable loss and everlasting misery i.e. She desires to visit the fascinating sites /places all over Europe and to have a cottage on an island. She belongs to a working class with a passionate desire to uplift the standard of living, in no time. Norma has been presented as a woman of frail soul and character.
Why didn’t Norma remain true to her husband?Īns. On hearing the news of her husband’s accident/death, her whole existence shook with this unbearable loss and she started reacting hysterically, she was extremely distressed and her life lost its significance. Did Norma remain normal on hearing the news of the accident of her husband?Īns. In other words, she had to pay a very high cost for the execution of her desire. Ironically, Arthur’s life insurance policy for $25,000 dollar, with double indemnity (compensation) in case of sudden/ accidental death was equal to the money ($50,000) that she desired to get from the offer given by Mr. What is the significance of Arthur’s life insurance policy?Īns. After she pushed the button, she received the tragic news of her husband’s death in a subway accident as he was pushed by the shoving crowed from the platform in front of the train. What was the message Norma received on pushing the button?Īns. Steward observed that Arthur was not yielding to his offer, he began persuading Norma because she had a weak character and had shown keen interest in the offer. That the concerned group was just saying someone would die so that its member would study reactions i.e.An international organization probably doing it for a research project and they wanted to know what average people would do under such a circumstance.Some eccentric millionaire might be playing the games with people.She gave the following reasons for accepting the offer:. What were the reasons Norma gave to her husband to accept the offer?Īns. Norma persuaded her husband to accept the offer of fifty thousand dollars solely because she saw the possibility of taking trip to Europe, a chance to buy a cottage on the Island and an opportunity to have a nicer apartment, nicer furniture, nicer clothes, a car etc. Why did Norma persuade her husband to agree with her?Īns. He tried to convince her time and again but she was not ready to yield due to her greed. Arthur opposed his wife’s idea/ scheme and he considered it assassination to get someone killed, which would be a crime against humanity. Why did Arthur disagree with his wife?Īns. He then said, “It would prove very valuable, Monetarily. Steward’s tone and attitude offensive because when Norma paid no attention and said that she was rather busy, Mr.
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