Selfishness

humans have been generally selfish people. When put in dangerous situations, the human race tends to be selfish, as in that moment all that matters is surviving. However, this selfishness can result in immoral decisions, potentially hurting others as a result of these selfish decisions. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, selfishness plays a key role as to why innocents are put to their deaths because of other people’s desire to prosper in society. The characters in the story are able to put their…

In Euripides’ play Medea the characters show how selfish a human being can be. Selfishness is shown in the two major characters Jason and Medea, as well as through the minor characters. Jason shows his selfish ways by abandoning his family to marry another woman in order to achieve a higher status. Medea anger by this plans revenge on her husband and plans to achieve it anyway possible. Jason’s selfishness first shows when he leaves his wife and marries the king’s daughter. He does this in…

Primarily, a main component of Thomas Hobbes theory, is the idea that followers by nature, are selfish and only concerned with their own self-preservation, and thus followers need leaders and government to maintain social order. An example of human selfishness in “The Painted Door” happens when Ann is alone to her thoughts. Ann has just gone back to painting the door after veiwing the storm outside her window, and Ann is considering her life with John and how John treats her. Although John…

is a valuable Greek hero in Greek mythology. In the book The Iliad of Homer, Achilles is a selfish warrior. Many characteristics of selfishness are shown throughout the book. During arguments and persuasions, Achilles had shown several of the characteristics. Others are shown through how he had acted towards many other heroes and leaders. One way Achilles' selfishness was discovered was by having him not show a weakness. In other words, he did not want to show failure towards his purpose. If…

but not a man’s greed.” - Mahatma Gandhi. In the world, one’s greed will never be satisfied and leads to extreme selfishness. Not only is this true in the world, but it is also true when speaking about a dystopian story with a corrupt government. In the book, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury writes about how Mildred, the government and society and Montag are all examples of selfishness. Ray Bradbury first describes how Mildred is selfish in the book. After Mildred wakes up after taking all of her…

mutual hatred for each other and coexisting with their morals and their loved ones. Selfishness plays a key role in the play as Hamlet is so obsessed with his his own hurt in his life that is too blind to see the hurt he causes. Hamlet kills Claudius not out of revenge but for self-fulfillment and therefore avoids the real reason of his anger as well as the affect he has on the people around him. The idea of selfishness runs deep through the characters…

The Crucible: The Link Between Injustice and Human Selfishness It is a common fact that everyone, absolutely everyone in this world, has committed a selfish act at least once in their lifetime. Perhaps one could argue that selfishness is simply a part of human nature. But the real question is, what circumstances encourage this so-called instinct to become prominent? In Arthur Miller 's The Crucible, characters clearly demonstrate that making selfish decisions is necessary when one is trying to…

selfish because he puts his needs before the well-being of his country, despite being the reigning king. Despite Macbeth knowing and explicitly stating that Duncan was a sound fit for king, he still went through with his murder. This proves his selfishness as he once again put his own selfish desires of being king above the wellness of…

choice for selfish schemes lie untaken. The question of where people truly lie on the spectrum of values remains an enigma, with many aspects of culture meant to instill fear within the moral outlier, forcing them back within themselves. The idea of selfishness is one such outlier; reaching one 's own personal state of happiness must meet the standards of what the majority allows. And if one 's happiness is not granted, then there is supposedly something erroneous with them, and not the society…

Tom Buchanan. She is much like every character in the book and emphasizes the themes presented throughout The Great Gatsby. Despite her beauty, she is perhaps one of the most selfish and fickle characters in the book. One quote that shows Daisy’s selfishness is at the beginning of The Great Gatsby. Nick goes to Daisy’s house for the first time since he came to East Egg. It has been some time since Nick has last seen his cousin, and Daisy uses this time to catch up. It is here that Daisy says: “I…