How Does Greed Affect The Character Of Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon

In this literary analysis I am going to discuss how Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon and all generations leading back to Colonel Pyncheon were affected by greed and how it carried through each generation. Additionally, I will provide a little background on both Judge Pyncheon and Colonel Pyncheon, and discuss what I think of Maule’s curse and how the curse affected the future generations in any known way. The greed of the Pyncheon family influenced each generation up to Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon. The Pyncheon family desired property Matthew Maule had owned, so much so that

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Colonel Pyncheon had made accusations that Maule was a witch. Maule was hanged and died. No one could stop the Pyncheons from taking Maule’s land. When we reached Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon, who was influenced by the previous generations and the greed affected his mindset to the present day that he lived in.

When his father died, he accused his brother of murdering his father. With his brother out of the picture, Judge Pyncheon believed he would claim the land, the house, and all of the alleged treasures that were inside of the house. The greed of Jaffrey and the choices he made were influenced by Colonel Pyncheon who hung Matthew Maule for his property. Every event since Colonel Pyncheon sentenced Matthew Maule to death for his land, all generations were influenced and motivated by the wickedness that transpired in Colonel’s lifetime. The actions of past generations can easily change and effect the mindset of future generations, which effected Judge Pyncheon in the