Greed is a crazy thing it can drive people to do unimaginable things it can lead people to kill themselves or drive people to almost get themselves killed. It may not seem that money is a powerful thing, everywhere we look pretty much everything cost money. Nothing we do is free and ever will be, money I a terrible way to have people go crazy. It buys unimaginable things, things that you can’t put a price tag on which leads me to the first story.
‘’The necklace’’ shows us what money cannot buy which is beauty. In the story a girl is invited to a ball and she wants to have everyone notice her since she is poor and this is her only chance to feel special.
She buys a dress and a borrows a necklace that her friend lets her use for the …show more content…
Since the necklace she borrowed is very expensive she spends the next 10 years of her life working to repay off the debt. The story goes to show that money is driven to ending the sanity people have in their life and also the self- consciousness
In ‘’La Rinconada’’ shows the amount of danger humans will put themselves through for the fame and money of finding something that everyone believes to be impossible. They will climb to the highest mountains in dangerous conditions to achieve this, which is exactly what the people did in ‘’La
Rinconada.’’ Some may not do it for the money but just simply the fame and glory that comes with the discovery. As it goes to show that greed is not only about money but the undying thirst for one thing can someone cannot ever fill.
‘’Civil Peace’’ is the last type of greed which is physically harming someone to get money or fame you wish for. The story goes on as a man finds a bag of money, but instead of keeping the money he turns it in because he knows it will only cause harm to his family. The man gets some of the money for turning it in, which then his life turns for the worst. That night a group of men show up at his house
‘’The necklace’’ shows us what money cannot buy which is beauty. In the story a girl is invited to a ball and she wants to have everyone notice her since she is poor and this is her only chance to feel special.
She buys a dress and a borrows a necklace that her friend lets her use for the …show more content…
Since the necklace she borrowed is very expensive she spends the next 10 years of her life working to repay off the debt. The story goes to show that money is driven to ending the sanity people have in their life and also the self- consciousness
In ‘’La Rinconada’’ shows the amount of danger humans will put themselves through for the fame and money of finding something that everyone believes to be impossible. They will climb to the highest mountains in dangerous conditions to achieve this, which is exactly what the people did in ‘’La
Rinconada.’’ Some may not do it for the money but just simply the fame and glory that comes with the discovery. As it goes to show that greed is not only about money but the undying thirst for one thing can someone cannot ever fill.
‘’Civil Peace’’ is the last type of greed which is physically harming someone to get money or fame you wish for. The story goes on as a man finds a bag of money, but instead of keeping the money he turns it in because he knows it will only cause harm to his family. The man gets some of the money for turning it in, which then his life turns for the worst. That night a group of men show up at his house