Essay On The Brass Teapot

Possessed By Gluttony Law abiding, decent folks who struggle with desperate financial issues, that are burgeoning into its zenith, need to become vigilant on their approach to remedy economic blight. “The Brass Teapot,” a short story written by Tim Macy demonstrated the effects of a magical money generating brass teapot given to a middle aged married couple with two children in college. This brass seemingly innocuous teapot has the ability to fill up with currency, contingent upon whether the couple engages in verbal and physical abuse. The couple’s desire for monetary acquisition escalates and becomes out of control. Financially desperate individuals become dysfunctional by receiving unexpected money …show more content…
A person who is increasingly stress can begin to reveal uncouth and bizarre behaviors. John also had the exact urge as Alice did, to participate in self injury in order to cope with the family’s financial circumstances. “He drove his knee into the sink as hard as he could make himself. The pain sent icy blood in every direction starting at his heart (Macy 5).” John rammed his knee at full force displayed how his ability to make sound judgement had been drastically altered due to all the financial stress his was under. During the couple’s dysfunctional approach with coping with their money struggles, they made an unexpected discovery about the brass teapot. “They argued for an hour (Macy 6).” (...) “Alice lifted the lid to find the teapot filled with twenty dollar bills (Macy 7).” The result of Alice and John’s argument that lasted an hour, suffused the brass teapot with lots of money. That was an unforeseen discovery of money. This dysfunctional twosome decided to take part in an experiment utilizing the brass teapot into producing more unexpected funds. John directed his experiment by spewing out spiteful comments to Alice. “You’re a bitch! he said. Change clinked (Macy 7).” Only a small amount of coins