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Pope Francis once said, “The worship of the golden calf of old has found a new and heartless image in the cult of money and the dictatorship of an economy which is faceless and lacking any truly human goal”. This quote explicates many of the ideals shown throughout Crime and Punishment by demonstrating that people worship money as a god. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky takes place in 19th century Russia. During this time, there are the rich and there are poor, with very few members of the middle class. Raskolnikov, the main character, is a peasant who is enraged with the treatment he receives from the world. His rage is aimed toward one person, a pawnbroker, who has cheated many fellow peasants out of their possessions for meager …show more content…

He often illustrates this in his encounters with Dounia and her family by purchasing her extravagant gifts. Social hierarchy is extremely important to Luzhin; he feels that money can buy anything from marriage to happiness and anything in between. This inflates his ego, transforming him into a pompous man that believes that wealth is more important than love or friendship. After Dounia breaks off her engagement with Luzhin, he asks himself: "Am I to get married simply for the sake of the furniture?"(Dostoevsky 235), showing that he does not care about love. Love is a foreign concept to him; he only cares about finding someone who can take care of his needs. Not only does Luzhin use his money to buy people, he also tries to destroy people’s lives. Later in the novel Luzhin accuses Sonia of stealing: “immediately after your visit I found that a hundred-rouble note was missing from my table, in the room of my friend Mr. Lebeziatnikov"(Dostoevsky 438). Luzhin makes these false accusations in the hope that he may one day take his revenge for Rasklnikov decimating his engagement, being from a waethlier class he believs that everyone will take his side in the matter. Socioeconomics shapes Pyotr’s aspirations in life making him a cynical man that only cherishes materials. Money changes Sonia’s life as …show more content…

Luzhin believes that his money gives him superiority over everyone. Sonia’s lack of wealth forces her into the world of prostitution in order to help her family. Finally, Raskolnikov’s poverty prompts him to commit murder in the pursuit of wealth. Just like in the novel, people in society are affected divergently either by the possession of money or the lack thereof. As a material society, people are constantly in the pursuit of more wealth. The rich seek to obtain more, and some poor look to find a way to take from the wealthy. In the end, socioeconomic status fuels the desires of many individuals, and jealousy and anger fuel their actions. This jealousy drives many people to commit acts that seem insane and can turn any peaceful society into one that has a war between the

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The reasons war happens is due to countries wanting more power and that is because they are selfish and want it for their own personal gain. The reason there is murder, can be motivated by money in situations like bank robberies, or it can be motivated by hate and that also qualifies as selfishness because the person committing the crime is putting their own

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Financial power is alluring in more that one way; ignorance and love - the two extremes, in this case it caused the suitcase lady to loose the only person she had. It is up to others to change the perspective of people in need, rather than listening to what society says. This is seen in both Of Mice and Men with Curly’s wife and Candy and in the “Suitcase Lady”. To get power, people take it from others, this creates

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Another event that shows this is when Walter selfishly steals Beneatha's tuition money out of greed for a failed attempt of his own dream. Lastly, when Asagai has a conversation with Beneatha on how she's diverting from the whole reason why the money came to be, because of her father's death. These events clearly show the theme of how greed and selfishness can occur

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Poverty and discrimination affects both main characters but in different ways. Richard is ashamed of the pity he is getting and Maleeka is bullied because of what she wears. Both feelings will stay with the main character for the rest of their lives and that's what truly arises emotion in the reader. Richard was so determined to prove he had money, he told his class he would donate 15 dollars to the cause. If he had 15 dollars he probably would have given them in rather than buying himself the food he desperately needs to survive.

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Raskolnikov crimes not only ended the lives of the pawnbroker and Lizaveta, but the murders also impacted the lives of Raskolnikov’s friends and family. For example, if Raskolnikov did not kill the pawnbroker, then he would have not gotten better acquainted with Razumikhin. Razumikhin is the one who marries Dunya in the end. Therefore, had Razumikhin never gotten close to him, Razumikhin would have never been able to pursue his love for Dunya. Likewise, Sonya was a woman who came from a very poor family was given a chance due to Raskolnikov’s guilt about his crimes.

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The world stereotypes rich people as rude, stuck up and selfish. Ever wonder why? Studies from Yale, The New York Times, TED and more have concluded, money changes everything. Whether it’s attitude, morals or values, money can affect and change all aspects of someone’s life. The play, A Raisin in the Sun, has a theme showing this claim clearly.

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The way that Walter thinks is that if he had lots of money he would be better and act different, but sometimes people with too much don’t really act like they enjoy and also money never solves big problems but walter thinks it will. I believe that if you have too much money you think that everything is going so well at the moment and you don't care about spending money, but one day something could occur and you will lose all of so this just shows that no one should rely on money. In life you need to make sacrifices that could be should i spend money on an investment that could be helpful and help out my family in the future or if that I should buy something so I could help out my family instead of later. I believe that you should always help out the family when they are in need because something could happen and it could all go away. Having money should never define the person you are because you could be rich you could just be rude and not help anyone and be selfish and if you are wealthy you could have the nicest heart and be very helpful to people that are in need.

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Walter wants to be free from the family’s low income lifestyle, and becoming rich is Walter’s extrinsic motivation to live. Mama said to Walter, “Son-how come you talk so much ‘bout money?” Walter responded with immense passion, “Because it is life, Mama!” Walter looks at life, and like a bride sees through her wedding vail, Walter sees through money lenses. He sees his father’s money as a possibility in a world that revolves around a minimal supply of money.

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The story uses greed as a prevalent, negative motif throughout the fairy tale and the emotion is given to those who are to be antagonized. Rumpelstiltskin is given this characteristic when he insists on requiring a form of payment for helping the miller’s daughter. Rumpelstiltskin’s greed is fueled by his willingness to take advantage of the miller’s daughter’s situation. This action often perceived to be morally wrong and by having Rumpelstiltskin do this, his morals are questioned by the reader and his role in the story is considered to be a negative role. His role as the villain in the story is further established when he asks to have the daughter’s first child.

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