But We Try Not to Act Like It
- But We Try Not to Act Like It
Infobox short story |
name = But We Try Not to Act Like It
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author = Orson Scott Card
country = United States
language = English
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published_in = "Destinies"
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publisher = Ace Books
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pub_date = 1979
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"But We Try Not to Act Like It" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection "Maps in a Mirror". It was first published in the August-September 1979 edition of "Destinies The Paperback Magazine Of Science Fiction And Speculative Fact".
Plot summary
The story begins when the protagonist goes to the television office to complain about not being able to turn off his TV, as it disturbs him in his attempts to read, his preferred activity. He is told he'll only be allowed to turn the TV off if he makes some friends or develops a sexual relationship. The story follows his attempts to change his social status and his reactions to the daily soap operas to which he is unwillingly subjected.
Title
The story's title refers to the program office's slogan: "We may be the only television company in town, but we try not to act like it."
ee also
*List of works by Orson Scott Card
*Orson Scott Card
External links
* [http://www.hatrack.com The official Orson Scott Card website]
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