Zesson SA Button,Button by Richard Matheson
Button, Button by Richard Matheson
1.Introduction of the text 2.Text 3.Language points 4.Exercises A.exercises related to the text B. Grammar and I grammar exercises
1. Introduction of the text 2. Text 3. Language points 4. Exercises : A. exercises related to the text B. Grammar and grammar exercises
Introduction This fantasy seems to be designed to expose certain people's moral failings:in this case greed and insensitivity.It succeeds in this purpose. With a little imagination however,one might feel that the author could be ridiculing the moral failings of humanity as a whole rather than a few individuals like Norma in the story. Button-pressing has replaced bayonet fighting.And one can without seeing the blood or hearing the scream or witnessing the the death agony.Above all,one is convinced that all this killing will eventually bring enormous material reward to the killer.All these are misconceptions of course. One might note in passing that in this story
Introduction This fantasy seems to be designed to expose certain people’s moral failings: in this case greed and insensitivity. It succeeds in this purpose. With a little imagination however, one might feel that the author could be ridiculing the moral failings of humanity as a whole rather than a few individuals like Norma in the story. Button-pressing has replaced bayonet fighting. And one can without seeing the blood or hearing the scream or witnessing the the death agony. Above all , one is convinced that all this killing will eventually bring enormous material reward to the killer. All these are misconceptions of course. One might note in passing that in this story
the woman is the greedy and insensitive one,while it is her husband who has the high moral standards. Certainly this happens in real life as well,but it is not quite representative.Commitment to monetary goals regardless of human costs is far more common among men than women in the West.This is clearly evidenced by the overwhelming preponderance of men in prison for theft and murder compared to women. The ending tends to rely on a gimmick.Norma is willing to accept another person's death as long as she doesn't know fact that she is punished by the death of her husband,the more important and profound point gets lost.It, in fact,is not an unknown "old Chinese
the woman is the greedy and insensitive one, while it is her husband who has the high moral standards. Certainly this happens in real life as well , but it is not quite representative. Commitment to monetary goals regardless of human costs is far more common among men than women in the West. This is clearly evidenced by the overwhelming preponderance of men in prison for theft and murder compared to women. The ending tends to rely on a gimmick. Norma is willing to accept another person’s death as long as she doesn’t know fact that she is punished by the death of her husband, the more important and profound point gets lost. It , in fact, is not an unknown “ old Chinese
peasant'”or“diseased native in the Congo”who dies because of her greed and insensitivity.The suggestion is that it were one of these people,it would have mattered much less,and that it only matters because it is her husband whom she has killed
peasant” or “diseased native in the Congo ” who dies because of her greed and insensitivity. The suggestion is that it were one of these people , it would have mattered much less, and that it only matters because it is her husband whom she has killed