This causes her to resent her life even more. This is a form of greed that has been twisted into an intense case of jealousy. Instead of being content and seeing what she has, she only whines and complains. The want for wealth is a weakness that in traits and causes the most of her situations. Some say that the root of all evil comes from money.
Nick explains, "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy -- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made" (188). Part of the mess left in the Buchanan's wake at the end of the novel includes the literal and figurative death of the title character, Jay Gatsby. Certainly, his undeserved murder at the hands of a despondent George Wilson evokes sympathy; the true tragedy, however, lies in the destruction of an ultimate American idealist. The idealism evident in Gatsby's constant aspirations helps define what Fitzgerald saw as the basis for the American Character. Gatsby is a firm believer in
They often committed a myriad of staggering sins and believed they were masters of perpetuity. They deviated from faith, and moved heaven and earth for their self-contentment, fulfillment of their lustful desires and attaining happiness and peace of mind and unwarily persisted not keeping in mind any future consequences which they would have to bear the brunt of and could even lead to their own bitter end. We can take examples of powerful rulers such as Sultan Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire and Asoka who carried on committing ruinous deeds and inhumanities not caring for their consequences and were absolutely corrupt people from within. Sultan Suleiman I executed his own son, heir to the throne, himself and Asoka brutally and mercilessly slaughtered innocent men, women and children in his world
On the other hand, in the world Gatsby inhabits that is filled with the vacuous party goers, the cheating Jordan Baker, the shadowy villain Meyer Wolfsheim and the parasiite Kipspringer, the most detestable characters above all are the adulterant and violent Tom Buchannan and the shallow and indulged Daisy Buchanan. Both Tom and Daisy Buchanan exemplify the self-centred nature of many of the characters in the novel, displaying a callous disregard for everyone and leave other people to “clean up the mess they had made.” The two characters elicit intense loathing from the readers from their callous, supercilious and careless behaviour. Gatsby’s integrity is not so easy to access; whilst he made his money through illicit means and is something of a phoney, he protected Daisy after she had killed Myrtle Wilson. From the onset, Gatsby is established as a dreamer who is charming, gracious, a bit mysterious, however, he is also guilty of blatantly immoral and reprehensible behaviour. Gatsby is complicit in the lies and deception but his attempts to ingratiate himself with the East Egg crowd fail.
Prejudice can be defined as “a negative attitude toward and entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority group”, and this film portrays this very well. The wealthy were prejudiced toward the poor, “slumdogs” and set standards for the poor people. The “slumdogs” had no say in their lives because the wealthy have already decided what they are capable of without giving them many chances. Prejudice from the wealthy is shown clearly in the opinion that someone from the slum could not possibly possess knowledge. The quizmaster – who himself has gone from rags to riches - presents this belief to the audience, and their response shows them to be in agreement with it.
This not only shows his carelessness for money but that he means to act smug about it. His arrogance shows how money has deteriorated how he interacts in a social setting; he is unable to relate to others and resorts to sarcastic remarks. The inhumanity in his actions and how he expresses himself represents high society’s social superiority. Tom also portrays racist attitudes, adding to his list of inhumane attributes. Racist tendencies exude
It is just how people look at it and how a person can either express it out or have it hidden in the inside. Greed can blind a person and change his or her way of living as well as the way a person looks at life. John Steinbeck provides a good example of how this “potential” nature can change a person’s life. Kino and his family and every other person who have heard about the giant pearl began to face challenging situation from Kino’s finding this valuable object. Greed has gradually grown in them and made them suffer greatly.
Corruption We are so cut throat that we are willing to step over a person to get where we want. Humans are selfish, always looking for ways to better themselves. They often overlook the feelings of others when trying to make it to the top. They use the weakness of others to uplift themselves. The story “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings,” By Garcia Marquez shows the many imperfections of society such as cruelty, greed and how easily distracted humans can be.
How does the media portray the poor comparing to the wealthy? The poor are usually covered in a negative way as pointed by Gregory Mantsios in his essay "Making Magic: Making Class Invisible. He states that "the media provides us with sensational stories about welfare cheats, drug addicts, and greedy panhandlers"(Mansios 185). The media blames forty million poor people for frauds and scandals performed by very few people. The media has become the essential ingredient in segregating the rich and the poor and making the rich look like angels while making the poor look like lowlives.
Understanding that the handy man tricked her in order to make money, Elisa is devastated. While Steinbeck's story may seem simple on the surface, his