The Antagonist vs Robben Barron
Antagonist Vs Robber Barons
Joyce Mays
Shorter University
Professor: Christina Koontz
Gordon Gekko, who played in the (1987) film as the antagonist, portrayed a self-interested egomaniac, only concerned with obtaining wealth. He preyed on young stockbrokers, conning them into his dirty insider trading schemes . On the other hand we have Frank Cowperwood who was a Robber Baron in the novel The Financier (2008). I think he was about riches and control. Both of these businessmen thrive off of control, and they enjoy excessive money; both control and money bring them the power necessary to maintain their unethical insider trading These men will experience a life of riches and confinement in period in their life. In the movie “Wall Street” Gekko made the remark that “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right; greed works” (Stone, 1987). Greed is for people that only think of themselves. Gekko’s perspective tells us that he is not concerned with ethics. In order to gain as much money as possible, he is willing to make decisions that contradict trading regulations. Instead of corrupting others, Gekko should allow new stockbrokers to make their own decisions about how they want to trade. . This brings me to Gekko being self- interest; he made the quote (Stone, 1987) “If you want a friend get a dog.” This let me know friends means nothing to him. He is only in this for the business. By him doing dirty insider trading this caused him to spend time in jail. One simple question continuously annoyed the young Frank Cowperwood in “The Financier”: how is life organized (Dreiser,5). People with authority are on top, and they are always in control. Cowperwood’s decisions validate the previous answer. (Dreiser, 2008, p. 5). His self-centered personality caused him to prey on others. He depended on the wealth people trusted him to responsibly invest to live a luxurious lifestyle. My opinion about this question related to Cowpewood is people with
Joyce Mays
Shorter University
Professor: Christina Koontz
Gordon Gekko, who played in the (1987) film as the antagonist, portrayed a self-interested egomaniac, only concerned with obtaining wealth. He preyed on young stockbrokers, conning them into his dirty insider trading schemes . On the other hand we have Frank Cowperwood who was a Robber Baron in the novel The Financier (2008). I think he was about riches and control. Both of these businessmen thrive off of control, and they enjoy excessive money; both control and money bring them the power necessary to maintain their unethical insider trading These men will experience a life of riches and confinement in period in their life. In the movie “Wall Street” Gekko made the remark that “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right; greed works” (Stone, 1987). Greed is for people that only think of themselves. Gekko’s perspective tells us that he is not concerned with ethics. In order to gain as much money as possible, he is willing to make decisions that contradict trading regulations. Instead of corrupting others, Gekko should allow new stockbrokers to make their own decisions about how they want to trade. . This brings me to Gekko being self- interest; he made the quote (Stone, 1987) “If you want a friend get a dog.” This let me know friends means nothing to him. He is only in this for the business. By him doing dirty insider trading this caused him to spend time in jail. One simple question continuously annoyed the young Frank Cowperwood in “The Financier”: how is life organized (Dreiser,5). People with authority are on top, and they are always in control. Cowperwood’s decisions validate the previous answer. (Dreiser, 2008, p. 5). His self-centered personality caused him to prey on others. He depended on the wealth people trusted him to responsibly invest to live a luxurious lifestyle. My opinion about this question related to Cowpewood is people with