Things that we need vs. things we don’t need are very close but I am writing about what the differences are. Some people think that what we need is a wall with a big beautiful door in the middle of that wall and make America great again. In some of the stories we read they wanted gold for instance in the story “ The Golden Touch” the main character loved gold so much that he wanted to have it any time he touched something. When he has the curse everything he touched including his daughter turned to gold. He had then regretted his decision just as everyone who decides to give in to their wants. In “The Thrill of the Chase”, one of the characters says, “Well you can’t take it with you.” This is saying that it doesn’t matter what you arrive with because you can’t take it with you …show more content…
This is good because we need less people to give in to their wants. When people give in to their wants they regret because most of the time it affects someone else. When a decision affects someone else it is not a good thing. In the story “The Golden Touch” someone says, “King Midas was fond of gold more than anything.” This is saying that he loved gold and money more than anything. He wanted to have all of the gold in the world. He was greedy and that’s what causes regret. He later regretted his decision to be able to turn things to gold because he accidently turned his daughter to gold and he never got her back. Having greed always ends in total regret. In order to avoid regret you must avoid greed or even giving in to yours wants. Giving into your wants is just like having greed. Having greed or giving into your wants and not your needs always has a bad result. The stories are just examples of past times when it has happened and it still occurs all the time to this day and it will probably never
He is well educated man from a nice family background. He could have had all the luxuries things, but he choose something more beautiful. For example he choose to burn all his money knowing he would need it in the future. “He told us about abandoning his car, about burning all his money.” (Krakauer 30).
In “Nothing Gold Can Stay” it states,” Nature’s first green is gold.” When someone hears this they might think of a nice place that has nice weather and is very peaceful. Also, in “Nothing Gold Can Stay” it is developing the idea of youth because you cannot be young forever. Eventually you will be old and not be be able to much and it won’t be as good and enjoyable as your younger days.
On October 9, 2014, nineteen year old Alan J. Hruby murdered his parents and sister in his own home. Investigators say that he committed this crime to become the “sole heir to [his] family’s money” (Keeping). Alan’s extreme desires overshadowed everything else in his life, including his own family’s well being. Although this example is extreme, greed is prevalent as a motivating factor in many other parts of life. People exhibiting greed will usually show a complete disregard to anything except their own desires.
Once the Once-ler realized greed had taken over him it was too late. “A tree falls the way it leans. Be careful which way you lean. ”(Geisel 4) This story shows greed can take control over people easily but there are always bad results in the end.
A Toyota corrola from 1990 was the worst car back in the days but if you lost it you will be angry, the reason is because it cost you money and know you don’t even a car you should’ve appreciated when it was there and you have to appreciate everything you have. People who are not grateful always lose what they love. If the people in this world are not grateful they will lose everything they love just like Alice and Gatsby. In life when you have a lot of things you don't need you build a greed in your life just like Alice and the fisherman. alice had a lot of things and asked her husband for more things all the time and wasn't really easy to please.
For instance, The Huntsman made a deal with the Evil Queen that she'll bring back his dead wife back if he brings back the prisoner that escaped into the dark forest back to her. This shows greed because he just wants his wife's live with him because to him it doesn't matter who he has to kill or capture to get his wife back. Secondly, In Washington Irving's “ The Devil and Tom Walker” Tom Walker's wife displays her greed by hiding useless things that are mostly used by the husband and the wife lie eggs but she hides it. For instance, “At length she determined to drive the bargain on her own account… to keep all the gain to herself .”
If people control their greed, they will be bountiful in other ways than wealth. They will have happiness in helping others by giving back, instead of keeping to oneself. If the greed is too large you will experience a lot of negative impacts. There are many topics involving greed, this essay involved somewhat it is about, the dangers, and the benefits of controlling the desire to gain. Even though the Pardoner’s Tale may be old, it will still be applicable throughout the present and the future.
Three examples of greed and its effects are shown in the stories of “The Necklace”, “Civil Peace”, and “The Golden Touch”. The short story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant tells the story of a woman, named Mathilde, who borrows a very expensive necklace, ends up losing it, and spends 10 years of her life repaying the debt it took to buy a new one, only to find out the original was fake and not expensive at all. This alone states the extent at which we will go to replace materialistic items. The lady had been part of the middle class, living comfortably, and even had a maid and a cook.
Greed can be a good thing if it is used for the right reasons. For example, greed can be the key that leads to success. If a person wants to achieve recognition, they’ll go extreme measures to make it happen such as inventing something, excelling in their studies, or even being the best. However, in most cases, greed can lead to disaster. Having the desire to obtain something a person already possesses is selfish.
He rightly identified that money - both its presence and its absence - does something to people” (1). These ideals reflect what can be seen in all of his literary
The theme greed is always shown in the book “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain. The author shows it in so many ways, for example when the author says “Oh, please don’t, boys; I swear I won’t ever tell!”. This shows greed because he wants to take the bad guys boat to capture the men. Another quote that shows greed in the book is “There was trouble ‘bout something and then a lawsuit to settle it; And the suit went agin one of the men, and so he up and shot the man that won the suit…” After this happened Miss Sophia Grangerford is going to marry Harney Shepherdson and the two families both fight each other blaming the other family and this caused a lot of greed and violence.
One way Hansberry demonstrates the negative impact of greed is by Asagai’s response to an event caused by greed. When Beneatha is upset about losing all of the money from the insurance check, Asagai says, “... isn’t there something wrong in a house -- in a world -- where all dreams, good or bad, must depend on the death of a man?” (Hansberry 238). He explains to Beneatha that money does not define a person’s life and goals, and that if she has a dream she can still fulfill it as long as she is sedulous. Hansberry uses Beneatha and Asagai’s conversation to show the reader that money does not have the power to make a person’s future immutable; a person can achieve all of his or her goals as long as he or she works hard enough.
1.) a.) An allegory is a story which characters, settings, and events stand for moral concepts. Allegories contain meanings that are symbolic and literal. “The Pardoner’s Tale” is an allegory because the 3 rioters believe in death actually behind the tree.
Power. It is the world’s most dangerous asset anyone can hold on to. It can be used for prosperity or for a complete destruction depending on the person. As the famous Lord Acton 's quote says, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Animal Farm stands for the best example that can display this matter in a clearer and funnier version.
As human beings, there are occasions where we choose between right or wrong. Certainly, It can materialize into effect on how other people judge you based on their glimpse of moral senses. In the play Macbeth, William Shakespeare displayed a dark and erroneous side of humankind. The three preeminent characters accordingly demonstrate identical attributes of greediness. For instance, Banquo who appears to be noble fails to resist his desires, and in relation to Lady Macbeth, she overrules herself with greed to a fate of anguish, and thus, Macbeth becomes engulfed with greed that leads to horrendous deeds.