They both grew up poor and had to fight their way to the top. Once they have a taste of power, they fight to hold on to it, as if their lives depended on it. During the case between Steven Mallory and Toohey, Toohey told the judge he didn 't want to press charges on Mallory because he was content with all the power he has already built up in money. "He pleaded with the judge for leniency; he explained that he had no desire to see Mallory 's future and career destroyed," (p.245) right here Toohey explains himself, he knows he hold all the power in the world to make or break Steven Mallory 's
They both grew up poor and had to fight their way to the top. Once they have a taste of power, they fight to hold on to it, as if their lives depended on it. During the case between Steven Mallory and Toohey, Toohey told the judge he didn 't want to press charges on Mallory because he was content with all the power he has already built up in money. "He pleaded with the judge for leniency; he explained that he had no desire to see Mallory 's future and career destroyed," (p.245) right here Toohey explains himself, he knows he hold all the power in the world to make or break Steven Mallory 's