What drives people in this modern age of ours? It is evident almost everywhere in our world that greed controls lives. Society has morphed into a money sucking monster. Everywhere we look there are cheaters and crooks just trying to get rich and not caring about anything or anyone they harm or destroy. However, many people also work hard and are fair, but they still do it just for money. The book The Wreck Of …showed first 75 words of 785 total…

…showed last 75 words of 785 total…Wreck of the Mary Deare. During the entire book, right from the very beginning to the very end, everyone is trying to gain more money. Even though some people in the book work hard to gain money, they are still driven by greed. The clear message is sent that people will always value money and possessions. This is a very bad quality but it has become so common that nobody stops to think about it.