essay on mans greed is killing him
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Answer:In Oliver Stone's classic Wall Street, which came out in 1987, there is a monologue that will transcend time, and be forever associated with Wall Street and the ultra-wealthy. “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind.” This dramatic speech was given by Gordon Gekko (played by Micheal Douglas) a wealthy businessman, who through this speech is trying to convey the message that greed leads to overall personal, and economic growth. However, many wonder if this is true, can greed ever really be good? Also, is the…show more content…
On the other hand, if one can be greedy in their pursuit of money does this mean a person or group could have a selfish and have an excessive desire to help other people, or rather, is it possible for a person to be greedy for generosity. Is the Catholic Church to greedy when it comes to charity? Can a man be to greedy for love? Can a student be to greedy towards his school work and report cards? Gekko in his speech and also director Oliver Stone, are drawing on these questions to make the argument that if greed in one form is acceptable than all forms of greed are acceptable. Which is why Gekko says “Greed in all its forms [is good]” Gekko is making the argument that if the Catholic Church can be greedy with their pursuits of charity, why can't a CEO, or other business person be greedy in their pursuit of money? Unfortunately for Gekko, if one looks closer at the dictionary definition of greed, one would find that the Catholic Church can never be greedy in their charity. There is always a constant need for charity: natural disasters, terrorism, wars, genocide, will happen in the world until armageddon; and organizations like the Catholic Church will always be there to help. They cannot be greedy because by definition: to be greedy you need to have a desire for something that is more than necessary; however, because there is a constant need for charity no one can be to greedy towards everyone