However, she is dissatisfied and wants all of the money at once; prompting Paul to give into her demands in the hopes of her being content and believing his “luck” will continue to aid him. The mother’s materialism and greed grows and leads to the need for more money due to the families increase in debt, but this did not matter to her. She was finally experiencing “a blossoming of the luxury” she had been used to as a child. However, Paul strained under this constant pressure for more money. He was in terrified agony and became “wild-eyed and strange, as if something were going to explode in
However, she is dissatisfied and wants all of the money at once; prompting Paul to give into her demands in the hopes of her being content and believing his “luck” will continue to aid him. The mother’s materialism and greed grows and leads to the need for more money due to the families increase in debt, but this did not matter to her. She was finally experiencing “a blossoming of the luxury” she had been used to as a child. However, Paul strained under this constant pressure for more money. He was in terrified agony and became “wild-eyed and strange, as if something were going to explode in