Greed and neediness are very common, not only in today’s society but in parts all over the world. This desire for everything has existed for decades, some call it need, others call it what they deserve. For me it is just greed. Since Orpheus and Eurydice were discussed in class the focus of this “self argument” is with Erysichthon. The story of a man who thought only for himself and was punished to the eternal wanting of everything, that would eventually lead to self destruction. A man so evil that he sold whom had held him as a burden for years. Nevertheless, this story does seem familiar. Look at today.
See how men women, children and elder are greedy and malicious thinking only for themselves, taking away the peace of others. This eternal wanting is not a punishment, it is a reality. See how greed is one of the mayor scenes, greed to say you deserve to have everything. Yeah, you don’t. I mean selling your own mother does seem a little bit extreme, it is more like wanting someone you can’t have, or not sharing which are awfully common. I am sometimes greedy, we all are. It is quite natural, extreme greed in the other hand is completely uncalled for.
The writing of this story was awfully entertaining, the ending, though bit malicious gave it the wowing effect that all stories want to accomplish. Look at the following:
“Narrator: There can be only one end to such a man.
Narrator: He will destroy himself
Ceres: Bon appétit.” Pg.40
I just can’t get over that ending.
Another superficial idea I noticed was how it was written. More as a dialogue than as couplets, in comparison to the other texts. The writing of the segment does not have the same romantic language as the others.
We can see how this story does not refer to love as a romance form but how it makes reference to the grotesque part of love. The love for oneself, the love for food and material things, and the lack of love for whom he is supposed to love. Isn’t it awkward how something so beautiful and of such “magnitude” things can be converted into scrap.
Why do we even have greed? Eats the world out of me.
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