“No Man of business drew more attention that the king of steel, Andrew Carnegie” (Background Essay). Andrew Carnegie grew up in Dunfermline, Scotland and immigrated along with his family to the United States in the 1800s. He worked his way up from being a poor immigrant to working with people such as Rockefellers and JP Morgan. He became one the most famous industrialist who led the expansion of the steel industry. There have been many debates of whether he had the traits of a hero or that he wasn’t a hero. A hero is defined as a person who is idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. People believed that Andrew Carnegie was a hero, but once they began to take a closer look to the characteristics they would come …show more content…
When someone is two faced they aren’t being honest. Andrew Carnegie was two faced. On one side he told people that he had to cut wages because there wasn’t enough money. On the other side he gave thousands away to organizations that already had plenty of money (Document O). He was obsessed with his public image (The Two Faces of Carnegie). Even though within his company he was actively trying to cut costs and break unions, in public he supported unions. To further improve his public image he built libraries and recreation centers all over the country. He wanted to show people he was a good person but in reality he was just a fake. “The millionaire is entrusted for the increased wealth of the community, because he can administer it for the community far better than it could/would have done itself” (Document P). Carnegie says that he would be able to distribute the wealth better than a community. What he did was give money to organizations, but not to the community who actually needed it. “The duty of the man of wealth is to set an example of modest living” (Document M). This says that all rich people should try and hide the money they have but, not all do that. Many people, like Carnegie, who are rich will flaunt it and not care what others say. That is not being moral or having integrity. That is being rude and