Scotch-taped to the bottom of the box. She pulled it off: � he button unit beside her on the couch. She sipped the ma back into the kitchen to make t t it,” Norma called from the kitchen. Arthur was in the …

"If you push the button," Mr. Steward told him, "somewhere in the world someone you don't know will die. In return for which you will receive a payment of $50,000."

“The point is,” Norma broke in, “if it’s someone you’ve never seen in your life and never will see, someone whose death you don’t even have to know about, you still wouldn’t push the button?”

Arthur picked up the button unit and the envelope and thrust them into Mr. Steward’s hands. He walked into the hall and pulled open the door. “I’ll leave my card,” said Mr. Steward. He placed it on the table …

Oct 25, 2025 · “Button, Button” is a disturbing short story by Richard Matheson, first published in Playboy magazine in June 1970. The story follows Norma and Arthur Lewis, who receive a strange …

May 21, 2025 · “Button, Button” is a short story about a husband and wife, Norma and Aurthur Lewis, who are offered a deal by a Mr. Steward for $50,000. If they choose to push the button someone …

“Button, Button, ” the first of 12 stories contained in the collection, follows Norma and her husband Arthur as they receive a mysterious package containing a red button. A man visits and tells them that …

Norma and Arthur discuss the unit. Norma seems intrigued, but Arthur thinks the whole thing is immoral. Norma struggles with her feelings and calls Mr. Steward to inquire more about the button. Mr. …

Arthur picked up the button unit and the envelope and thrust them into Mr. Steward's hands. He walked into the hall and pulled open the door. "I'll leave my card," said Mr. Steward. He placed it on the table …

Their discussion suggests the story may be an allegory. Pressing a button to launch a missile and dealing in commercial quantities of drugs have one thing in common: the victims are all faceless …