The book is a revelation on how thing was in the roaring twenties and the attitude of rich people. The American Dream was a corrupted dream and people forgot about the spiritual value of money. How you obtain your wealth is important idolizing something and someone will take away the ability to have control. Lying, crime, and being deceitful can lead to death Gatsby was a confidence man with his life that was superficial and morally degrading. In the end the price was paid he was better of just being
Luke Troutman Mrs. B.L. Honors English III September 30, 2008 Wealth Overcomes Love In The Great Gatsby; Tom, Daisy, and Myrtle’s desire for wealth prohibits them from developing substantial relationships. Living a lavish lifestyle, with constant happiness keeps them from actually loving a person for who they are, not how they live. This shows a want for happiness in men, or women, and how they forget about love to obtain happiness and worldly possessions. Since he was a child Tom had always been wealthy acquiring everything he desired causing him to act childishly always wanting his way and to become wealthier.
As with other chapters’ reactions, I find this one to be of mild interest. I enjoyed reading about the colonists’ struggles and efforts, and was especially struck by the riot shout, “‘Tyranny is Tyranny let it come from whom it may’” (Zinn 75). It’s obvious that this time in history was very rocky. Turns out, the rich not only had the most wealth and influence, but when war came up, they could get out of being drafted by paying for substitutes. This just reflects on the attitude that the rich held and holds in higher contrast the dedicated drafted soldiers versus the rich who avoided injury.
When asked why he took the case, Schlichtmann responded, “pride, greed, ambition. Getting rich by doing good (491).”Greed was his motivating factor but Schlichtmann quickly learned that being rich isn’t so difficult, being famous isn’t so difficult, being rich and famous together aren’t so difficult, but being rich, famous and doing good together was very difficult. 2.2 million dollars later and his residence as homeless, Schlichtmann surely let greed blind him. It is hard to say whether Schlichtmann persevered with the case because of a change of heart, or because the mere fact that he had invested almost a decade of his life to it. However I do feel competent in saying that after receiving the verdict against Beatrice and despite being broke, Schlichtmann persevered because he cared about this case.
6. It means when Hamlet says “ This is the importance of much wealth and peace”, that when a country is so rich and powerful, as well as peaceful they still find a reason to make war, just purely because they are bored and have nothing better to do with
Accomplishing your goal can also make someone successful, but it all depends on what type of goals are being shot for. Successful men and women are not always the wealthiest, and most powerful, but live happy and self sufficient lives. In Cannery Row , the main character are successful in their own way which makes them different and unique from each other. Doc is one of the most important character in Cannery Row; he is a good resercher that has no money but has knowledge and knows thing that many people don't. Doc could be the most successful character because he is caring, and has a really good reputation, generous, which leads to the fact that he earns respect from others.
While his practices were eventually made illegal in many cases, it is undeniable that his domination of the oil industry increased its efficiency, safety, and stabilized its market price. In my opinion, because of the many companies that were eliminated by Rockefellers practices, laws like the Sherman Act in many ways did serve the public good. While on some levels I respect his business acumen, it was certainly not good for a a you company to make the backroom deals that unfairly drove many entrepreneurs to ruin. Undoubtedly, one must also take into consideration the fact that the growth of industry taking place was unprecedented in human history. Never before had technology, transportation, and communications come together to allow for such exponential growth on a global scale.
The Puritan community in The Crucible was vulnerable in many ways and susceptible to irrational and panicky accusations of the Salem Witch Hunts because of their strict and constricting ways. The children in the community are treated very poorly and less than everyone else in the town. As the Salem Witch Hunts were essentially started by the children the fact that they were treated as lesser beings contributed to the communities demise. “He (Reverend Parris) regarded them as young adults, an until this strange crisis he, like the rest of Salem, never conceived that the children were anything but thankful for being permitted to walk straight, eyes slightly lowered, arms at their sides, and mouths shut until bidden to speak,” (Miller 3). Miller foreshadows the Witch Hunts to come.
However the one thing he desired most that money could never buy was his love and passion for Daisy. Gatsby believed that he could win the love of the woman he longed for by showering her with materialistic items. Tom also took great pride in his earnings and believed he was a better man because of them. He exclaims, “Now don’t think my opinion on this matter is final just because I’m stronger and more of a man than you are” (Fitzgerald). He, along with Gatsby feels content with the unnecessary materialistic items that he owns.
Consequently, becauseSpieglemancasts Vladek as both overly concerned with money but also highly grateful and generous towards those who helped him survive, Maus ultimately exposes this racist caricature rather than reiterating it. Vladek is undeniably depicted as a character who is concerned with personal wealth and as a result at times he can be pigeonholed as the ‘miserly Jew’. This is first revealed when he dismisses Lucia as an eligible wife because her family “had no money, even for a dowry’, choosing the wealthy Anja instead. Similarly, the older Vladek who is retelling his experiences during