We are greedy. We as humans cling to the materialistic things in our lives. Some of us have everything we need to live a perfectly comfortable life, but keep wanting. Greed controls almost everyone, no matter how many possessions we have in our name. In this, when our greed exceeds our needs, we lose sight of what is important, leading to our detriment. Three examples of greed and its effects are shown in the stories of “The Necklace”, “Civil Peace”, and “The Golden Touch”.
The short story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant tells the story of a woman, named Mathilde, who borrows a very expensive necklace, ends up losing it, and spends 10 years of her life repaying the debt it took to buy a new one, only to find out the original was fake and not expensive at all. This alone states the extent at which we will go to replace materialistic items. The lady had been part of the middle class, living comfortably,
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This story shows the greed in others, but the thoughts of Jonathan as he realizes greed as evil. He must support his family, and it is very rough work at times, but he always counts his five blessings, being his head, along with those of his family. He realizes the importance of his family and those around him stay even when materialistic things like money gets rough. He had found a large sum of money at a point, and not being greedy, turned it in to the local government. Although he did, the people around him who were in need, went to extreme measures to try and get the money, like threatening him and his family with weapons. Some of us are driven by greed to where we would hurt others. After the robbing, Jonathan and his family continued not to fret as they were confident that they could find peace within themselves. Due to Jonathan not being clingy to the money that was taken from him, it was not