Greed is a part of each and every person in this world. Sometimes, especially when we were younger, greed was able to get the best of us. However, as we grow older, in order to properly mature, it is imperative that we are able to find a balance with greed such that we don’t let greed overtake our thoughts, actions, and decisions. To help us see the effects of being greedy, greedy characters are often found in literature. The doctor in the book The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, is a good example. In the book, main character Kino’s infant son, Coyotito, becomes very sick after being bitten by a scorpion. When Kino and his wife, Juana, take their son to a doctor in their village, they are refused to be seen because they are not able to pay. The doctor
