Greed vs Hope
Greed vs Hope Ana Sofia Hernandez Gomez Troy High School 12 English AP 1/17/2025 Greed vs Hope The rich donate to ‘give back’ but realistically they only donate to get tax breaks. A man gives up his jacket for his date, but only in hopes of undressing her later. A woman graciously supports her lover’s journey and sacrifices her immediate desire in order to gain the single thing she craved the most: becoming a true desert woman. Are all human decisions based on greed and gratification? Is it naive to have faith in humanity and believe selfless decisions can be made? If selfless decisions are rare, can they be enough to restore faith in humanity? There is nothing humans won’t do to get what they think they deserve, and they are wired to crave the risk of losing everything for the possibility of winning it all. This is portrayed in The Alchemist and Squid Games , where a common theme of conveying the intermingling...