Greed In America

Chris has been forced to live under his dad’s rule for his entire life. This caused Chris to resent any authority, which includes government laws. Undesired authority can spark the idea of being a rebel or cause someone to become disobedient. In America, you are allowed to express opinions and complaints. It is in America’s foundation to be allowed to challenge some aspects of life. However, in some people’s cases, including Chris’, they take it a step further and challenge ALL aspects of life. People who rebel have deemed it that certain rules are unnecessary to follow. These people take the right to be an American for granted. Other countries have little rights for people, where their citizens would love the right to religion, speech, etc. Also in extreme cases, rebels could have a warped sense of right and wrong. Rebels who denounce rules they deem worthless are not displaying how to be a true American. While as an American, each citizen is given the right to question things and speak up, outright not following is unacceptable. Within this
This issue usually involves money. Greed is a common quality in the average American, and not wanting to have excess in money makes Chris different than others. While Chris parents were well-off and gave Chris money which went into his already saved money, it didn’t seem to matter to Chris. The amount of money did not seem to define who Chris was as a person. Having greed or money tends to shape people into having a large ego, but for Chris, he stayed the same person with or without money. Right before he left college to go on his journey he donated all his money, which showed he was a bigger person about material objects. This passage shows the downsides of some people in America and how Chris was better and survived without money. People who rely heavily on money and cannot survive without expensive items do not showcase positive American