Avarice Meaning
“ Once you stop looking for what you want, you’ll find what you need.” - unknown. Meaning that when you finally realize that of your stuff that are useless, you’ll be happy finding just the stuff you need. The stories that were read share a similar topic. That topic being, “ No matter what you do, there are always consequences, good or bad.” At the end of each story, someone either regrets what they’ve done in the past or are happy with the choices they made.
The first story, Avarice, is about a girl, who growing up, seems to be a princess, or so assumed. Every 10 years, she seems to grow less and less attracted to the world itself. The poem talks a little about her life at each age stated. “At age six, she chewed off the seven porcelain buttons from her sister’s…” Her life seemed nice but boring. As if the money couldn't satisfy her needs either way she took it. Though she did care bugs, as she buried them after taking them off her brother’s little “bug collection”. At the end of the story it states, “ She counts eight engagement rings at least twelve times a day”. Meaning, due to her royalty, she can, or had to, marry any man that is fit for her needs, or her families. (Getting what you want doesn't always go your way). Quite saddening really. …show more content…
As the poor cannot understand the need of always having food. The rich do not understand being poor. They say that wanting and needing are the same; not quite try because we need a lot more then we want. The food the poor eat are different and are smaller portions than the rich. The poor eat really good, big meals once or twice about every month. The money is hard to revive and ad the poor want more money, they also need it too. As the rich want more money too, they do not it as much as the poor. Some take the money and leave leaving the other in complete debt and alone.
The first story, Avarice, is about a girl, who growing up, seems to be a princess, or so assumed. Every 10 years, she seems to grow less and less attracted to the world itself. The poem talks a little about her life at each age stated. “At age six, she chewed off the seven porcelain buttons from her sister’s…” Her life seemed nice but boring. As if the money couldn't satisfy her needs either way she took it. Though she did care bugs, as she buried them after taking them off her brother’s little “bug collection”. At the end of the story it states, “ She counts eight engagement rings at least twelve times a day”. Meaning, due to her royalty, she can, or had to, marry any man that is fit for her needs, or her families. (Getting what you want doesn't always go your way). Quite saddening really. …show more content…
As the poor cannot understand the need of always having food. The rich do not understand being poor. They say that wanting and needing are the same; not quite try because we need a lot more then we want. The food the poor eat are different and are smaller portions than the rich. The poor eat really good, big meals once or twice about every month. The money is hard to revive and ad the poor want more money, they also need it too. As the rich want more money too, they do not it as much as the poor. Some take the money and leave leaving the other in complete debt and alone.