One of the themes in this story is monetary value in weighing moral standards. Basically, how much is enough for a person to go to such extremes as letting an innocent person die? Norma justifies this by claiming that it is not murder “if you don’t even know the person” (Matheson 108). As a reader it seems absurd that Norma would even consider this, but it just goes to show what people are willing to do for money. Another theme that could come out of this is human weakness. The temptations of some things are just too hard to pass up. For example, Mr. Steward came and took the box away, but moments after it was gone Norma was tempted to get it back. She called Mr. Steward questioning the box saying, “I’m curious” (Matheson 107). Multiple themes pop up throughout this story, but the most basic one is what goes around comes around. If Norma was willing to let an innocent person die maybe she deserved for her husband to
One of the themes in this story is monetary value in weighing moral standards. Basically, how much is enough for a person to go to such extremes as letting an innocent person die? Norma justifies this by claiming that it is not murder “if you don’t even know the person” (Matheson 108). As a reader it seems absurd that Norma would even consider this, but it just goes to show what people are willing to do for money. Another theme that could come out of this is human weakness. The temptations of some things are just too hard to pass up. For example, Mr. Steward came and took the box away, but moments after it was gone Norma was tempted to get it back. She called Mr. Steward questioning the box saying, “I’m curious” (Matheson 107). Multiple themes pop up throughout this story, but the most basic one is what goes around comes around. If Norma was willing to let an innocent person die maybe she deserved for her husband to