Answer:
Norma's personal desires resulted to her pushing the button, which unknowingly, led to her husband's death.
Explanation:
"Button, Button" is a shorty story written by Richard Matheson. It focuses on the story of a couple, Norma and Arthur, who were having financial troubles. Then, came a day when a mysterious box showed up. A stranger visited the house when Arthur was at work. He gave Norma the key to the box and told her that she could press the box to receive $50,000. However, if she does this, someone she didn't know will die.
Norma didn't listen to her husband when her husband threw the box in the trash. She was focused on <u>obtaining the</u><u> $50,000</u>, without thinking about who will die if she presses the button. Although her husband already told her that an innocent person might die once she does it, she still didn't care.
So, when Norma pressed the button, <em><u>her husband died in a train incident</u></em>. Norma wondered why her husband died and asked the stranger about it. The stranger only answered, <em>"Do you really think you knew your husband?</em>"
Answer:
1. To her Husband, Aataentsic's actions were heroic because she risked everything to save his life.
To the people of Sky Land, she may be considered a villian worthy of the worst punishment. She jeopardised the source of sustenance of the entire Sky Land for one man - her husband.
2. According to the story, the Sky Tree is a great tree which could be found in the middle of the Sky Land.
The Sky Tree is important to the people of Sky Land because all the food they ate came from it.
3. Aataentsic chose to cut down the tree because in the dream she had about her sick husband, her husband had instructed her to cut the tree and give him the fruit which grows at it's very top. This is the only way he would be healed.
This action reveals that she was very fond of her husband and would have given anything to see him live.
4. The animal which observed Aataentsic's fall is a Turtle.
The Turtle spearheaded the rescue mission which saved Aataentsic's life and the tree by helping her land safely on its back which with the help of the other animals was not covered with earth.
5. Animals in our culture mean many things to many people. To some, animals are food. To some, they have life and deserve to be preserved and treated with kindness. Biologically speaking, however, animals form an important part of our ecosystem. Unlike the myth, animals in real life are incapable of executing such an organised rescue mission.
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Hey Friend!
DESTITUTE in this case, (and many others) means:
'lacking possessions or resources'
Change of tone. You can change the tone of your voice to make the story more compelling
