Greed. It overcomes us when we do not balance our wants and needs. Often times, people confuse what they want with what they need, causing an imbalance of desires and necessities. Your greediness reveals who you are as a person, and the types of items that you value. Generally, people choose what they want over what they need without realizing it due to their materialistic values.
When greed and selfishness overcome someone, they will do anything for what they want, occasionally, leaving their family miserable. As an example, in, “The Necklace”, by Guy de Maupassant, Mathilde felt as if she needed to be part of the upper class and that she married beneath herself. In, “The Necklace”, Maupassant says, “She suffered constantly, feeling that all …show more content…
In the short story, “The Golden Touch”, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a king named Midas wanted to give his daughter, Marygold, the world. Wanting this, he wished for everything he touched to be turned to gold. He soon regretted that wish because his daughter turned to gold, hence her name, Marygold. On page 443, Hawthorne says, “But the more Midas loved his daughter, the more did he desire and seek for wealth...the best thing he could possibly do for this dear child would be to bequeath her the immensest pile of yellow, glistening coin, that had ever been heaped together since the world was made.” This quote shows that Midas wanted to give Marygold everything he could, but she didn’t want gold. He then became miserable because he falsely assumed what Marygold’s wanted. This shows that he ruined his own happiness since he had a strong desire for something …show more content…
In, “La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness”, by Marie Arana, people traveled to Peru to mine for gold due to their selfishness and greed. Mining for gold ended up ruining that area and made La Rinconada, Peru unprepossessing; though it was previously beautiful. On page 421, Marie Arana says, “Within a half-hour of leaving Putina, however, the road had become dirt, rock, soon frozen mud, and my crew was being pitched about, as it would be for two more hours of a difficult journey.” This quote shows an example of how Peru became ruined during the mining. People travel there for their own selfish wants, not needs. These people may think that they need the gold, but they don’t and they ruined a beautiful area trying to gain the
When greed and selfishness overcome someone, they will do anything for what they want, occasionally, leaving their family miserable. As an example, in, “The Necklace”, by Guy de Maupassant, Mathilde felt as if she needed to be part of the upper class and that she married beneath herself. In, “The Necklace”, Maupassant says, “She suffered constantly, feeling that all …show more content…
In the short story, “The Golden Touch”, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a king named Midas wanted to give his daughter, Marygold, the world. Wanting this, he wished for everything he touched to be turned to gold. He soon regretted that wish because his daughter turned to gold, hence her name, Marygold. On page 443, Hawthorne says, “But the more Midas loved his daughter, the more did he desire and seek for wealth...the best thing he could possibly do for this dear child would be to bequeath her the immensest pile of yellow, glistening coin, that had ever been heaped together since the world was made.” This quote shows that Midas wanted to give Marygold everything he could, but she didn’t want gold. He then became miserable because he falsely assumed what Marygold’s wanted. This shows that he ruined his own happiness since he had a strong desire for something …show more content…
In, “La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness”, by Marie Arana, people traveled to Peru to mine for gold due to their selfishness and greed. Mining for gold ended up ruining that area and made La Rinconada, Peru unprepossessing; though it was previously beautiful. On page 421, Marie Arana says, “Within a half-hour of leaving Putina, however, the road had become dirt, rock, soon frozen mud, and my crew was being pitched about, as it would be for two more hours of a difficult journey.” This quote shows an example of how Peru became ruined during the mining. People travel there for their own selfish wants, not needs. These people may think that they need the gold, but they don’t and they ruined a beautiful area trying to gain the