The Similarities Between Millions And Andy Mulligan's Trash

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There are many similarities between Millions, directed by Danny Boyle, and Trash, written by Andy Mulligan, that can be compared. Some examples of this include the themes of; Greed, Poverty, the protagonist of Millions, Damian, and the main character of Trash, Raphael. These are only some similarities of these texts that can be compared.

The first similarity between Trash and Millions is the theme of greed. In “Trash” Vice Senator Zapanta stole money that was intended to be for the country to develop and eventually, the money that he had stolen was taken from him by his trusted house-keeper, Jose Angelico. Meanwhile, in “Millions”, when Anthony finds out that his brother, Damian has a bag full of money, he wants to keep it all for himself

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