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Greed In 'Host' By Robin Cook

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Greed, the desire for money and success that drives most human beings. Greed can drive people to do things that are unthinkable, to the extent of taking another human's life in the process, just for wealth. The novel Host by Robin cook explores this idea of greed and what depths people will go to. For this story people's lives are used as what seems like mere guinea pigs for a pharmaceuticals exploration into biologics. This shows us the desire that people can have to go to the immoral to achieve. Host starts as a story where we meet Lynn Pierce at Mason Dixon University. Pierce is a fourth year medical student who is hoping to get engaged to Carl Vandermeer. Carl had been going through troubles with his knee so he receives what is believed

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