In the context of the short story, how are both the banker and the lawyer corrupted by greed? Can you think of a contemporary example of someone who has been corrupted by greed? Compare your example with what happens in the story. Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer. (From the Short Story, "The Bet")

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Abram Watkins

8 July, 04:06

In the context of the short story, how are both the banker and the lawyer corrupted by greed? Can you think of a contemporary example of someone who has been corrupted by greed? Compare your example with what happens in the story. Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer. (From the Short Story, "The Bet")

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Liliana Moore · Answer 1

Both the banker and the lawyer corrupted by greed because they make a bet. The banker has a lot of money and the young lawyer want to earn that money by winning the bet.

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Because of greed, the young lawyer bet that he will spent 15 years in the isolated room and if he wins the banker give him two million rubles. Due to his greed, he loses his precious time in the isolated room and realized that money is not important than precious time.

Example; There is a person who steal millions of money from somewhere and deposit this money to his closest friend. The police catch him and he got jail for 10 years. When he comes out of jail after 10 years, his friend refuses to give him the money so the man killed his friend. Due to greed man loses precious time of his life while his friend lost his life.