In response, Priestley uses satire when the Inspector responds by saying: "After all, it's better to ask for the Earth than to take it." This tells the audience that Priestley is using Birling to represent a greedy capitalist who just wants to take everything for himself and not share his resources. As a socialist, Priestly would criticise this. As the play was written in 1945, three years before the development of he health service and after the Second World War, there was more equality and fairness within society, so Birling would be seen as quite old-fashioned and narrow minded. In addition, Sheila appears to be heavily influence by the way her parents behave.
His sense of over-entitlement led him to be easily manipulated into killing his good friend and leader King Duncan. Duddy likely inherited his love of wealth from members of his family. He even shows movies he dislikes as a result of his desire for money, seen in the quote "Duddy didn't say a word all through the screening but afterwards he was sick to his stomach." (159) While his father does not place a large importance on wealth, his extremely wealthy uncle proves to have a lasting effect on his development as Duddy is instilled with a desire for wealth. Likewise, Macbeth is easily tempted into killing and manipulating many simply due to the desire for power and social praise.
“It is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices." Dickens created these characters to attack and wake up the greedy society without offending the rich. Scrooge being the cold hearted miserable man responds only with sneering sarcasm, asking the men if buildings such as prisons and workhouses are still in operation, "Those who are badly off must go there." Scrooge as well as the rest of the oblivious rich society believed that taxes, which help fund these establishments, are more than enough support for the poor. Although readers know that this is not true and that, “many would rather die than go there.” The use of these gentlemen who are, minor characters constantly remind both Scrooge
Dickens castigates this class system through the foils of Estella and Biddy, Magwitch’s generosity, and Jaggers’ coolly indifferent ethics. The drastic differences in social status of Biddy and Estella molds them into very different people, with conflicting values and traits. Biddy is compassionate and approachable, Pip “repose[s] complete confidence in no one but Biddy” (95). Biddy, being raised lower class, is shocked at first to discover Pip’s desire to become a gentleman, “Oh I wouldn’t, if I was you!” (128). A working class citizen is no less respectable than a gentleman in Biddy’s eyes, it is the character of the person that truly matters.
Or, the rich have more money, they should help people who actually need it but they don’t because they are selfish, disgusting individuals who don’t care about anyone but themselves, therefore they are poor excuses of human beings. In either scenario the end result is the wealthy individual(s) being classified as less human. You can worship someone to the point when they are so far above you that there’s no way you can be equals because in your mind they are better than you. You can also be disgusted by someone to the point where their existence means nothing to you. Dehumanization works both ways in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, many saw Jay as
The author goes into detail arguing against long hours, unhealthy environments in the work place, discrimination, terrible temperatures and the little salary. By going into detail within these categories he shows sympathy emotionally. Ravisankar pushes his point in reasoning by pointing out moral responsibility so the workers receive fair compensation and a cleaner working environment. He describes America’s obsession with a great bargain which leads to wide spread use of cheap labor. He refutes the argument by saying the companies such as: Nike, Reebok, Gap and such are the blame for seeking to get as much out of workers for the least possible price describing “The race to the bottom.” He presents a strong argument.
He sees himself as the superior man to all the other people, with a mentality like that he finds that he cannot relate to anyone, or that no one is to his level. As a person, he has several problems, he seems to be an individual that sees other people as tools and uses them for his own personal gain/needs. After he commits the murders we see that he is overthrown by the immense feelings of guilt. When offered help or consolation Ralskanikov pushes away the people who are trying to help him. Not only that but we may also take into consideration that Ralskanikov is in a state of ultimate poverty, resorting to hiding from his landlady to avoid the topic of payment, that adds fuel to his alienation.
The main character, Walter Lee, manifests this, as he sacrifices almost all he has for his dream of becoming a successful businessman. This obsession destroys all that is important in his life: his marriage, his relationship with his sister and mother, and his pride. He is helplessly at the mercy of his unattainable dream; although at heart, he is a loving father, husband, son, and brother, his infatuation with money and his American Dream gets the best of him and nearly destroys his marriage and his relationship with his mother and sister. Walter Lee’s dream for monetary success takes over almost all aspects of
Perhaps I missed something, but what quality is it in Willy that should make us regret his departure? Arthur Miller, who is one of the last unrepentant Marxists, obviously sees Willy as a victim of capitalism. Willy has bought into the American Dream and it has destroyed him; after a lifetime of toil in the system, he is being disposed of now that he is no longer productive. The problem with this is that, much like Jay Gatsby (see Orrin's review), Willy has simply failed to understand the promise of that dream. He believes that the recipe for success is to be "impressive" and "well-liked" and for your children to be identical to you in manner and aspiration.
Bassanio, on the other hand, is not responsible because he carelessly spends all of his money and then borrows more from others despite the fact that he knows he will never be able to return it. Modern-day audiences do not admire Bassanio’s idleness but instead scoff him for being unreliable. Bassanio admittedly has spent all of his money and has none left to spend: “Tis not unknown to you, Antonio, how much I have disabled mine estate, by something showing a more swelling port than my faint means would grant continuance” (I.i.122-125). In so many words, Bassanio is a loitering mooch and an unreliable friend who takes advantage of Antonio. He automatically expects Antonio to lend him money