Money's awesome: we have dreams about winning the lottery and running off to Tahiti. But we stop short of counterfeiting fifty dollar bills in our basement, forcing people off their land, and firing handguns at pre-teens. Call us crazy.
We'd all love to be rich, but what we will and won't do for dollars—where that line is drawn—is often the difference between ambition and avarice. It might be a fine line at times, but if your tactics include shoving children's hands into blenders…you're probably on the wrong side of it.
Questions about Greed
- Is Mr. Perkins greedy, or is he simply conducting business as usual, and only appears greedy because we're hearing this story through the perspective of some of the people he'd be uprooting?
- Do the Fratellis steal and kill because they're greedy, or because they just plain love to steal and kill?
- Mikey refuses to dip into Willy's stash of jewels, but Mama Fratelli doesn't have the same rule. Is it her greed that ultimately does her in?
- The Goonies are in search of treasure…which sounds a little like greed. But is it greed, since they only want the treasure so their families can stave off Mr. Perkins?
Chew on This
Chew on This
Some of the greatest advances in technology and business have come about because of an individual's greed. Greed isn't always a sin—sometimes it can be noble motivator.
Greed, despite what Gordon Gekko says, isn't good. Ever.