The other boys are the only symbol of sanity on the island. ... The theme shows the greed that has been put into all humans. ... They cannot let greed control their every action and thought so that it corrupts them into acting on an evil purpose. ...
She was completely free of ambition, with no affection for money, property or things, no greed no desire to command attention or compliments - she had no ego" (Morrison 2046) Shadrock was similar. ... Shadrack on the other hand was the figure and symbol of that disoriented society. Even though, he was seen as a broken man, he was the symbol of the broken society that lost, but still remained. ...
The reader could have been told more briefly of the disgust, greed, and conceit found in Las Vegas, rather than have to read offensive and descriptive language. ... This was a symbol of their lives; empty and rotting away. ...
