Pursual Of Meaning In Michael Crichton's The Great Train Robbery

Man’s Pursual of Meaning It seems as if all the wealth, power, and success is not enough to satiate the importunate avarice that rests innately within a man. Such a spectacle was seen in Edward Pierce, the protagonist of Michael Crichton’s The Great Train Robbery. Edward Pierce, a man of great wealth and dominance in both the public and underground of society, constructs a heinous scheme to steal a load of treasure off a train. Although Pierce is shown to have unshakeable perseverance, Crichton never explicitly states a motive behind Pierce’s actions. However, because Pierce seems to be detached from society and beyond many of the ultimate goals of human life, it can substantiate that Pierce’s motives are for creating a higher purpose of dignity