In this article, there is a man whose wealth causes him to suffer many trials including
-negative comments from the public
-divorce with his first wife
-extravagant spendings to try and please his second wife; most of his money is loaned from others
- he suffers "sudden wealth syndrome"
“At what point does the person with the money have some responsibility to know something about what he’s doing?” Mr. Resnick asked. “If you’re smart enough to have made the money, you should be smart enough to figure out something to do with it.”
(quoted directly from the above article; the link is given for in purple).
I think this quote can be used to describe one of the themes in "The Pearl" as well. Responsibility along with decision making and knowing your priorities is one of the main themes that runs throughout the story. Being able to acquire wealth (money-wise) is one thing, but taking responsibility for it and using that money out of love for the right reasons is an entirely different thing. I think both Mr. Hayden and Kino lacked the proper decision making skills, because both of them were lost. I don't think that Kino realized what he truly needed until after the death of his son. He knew he was satisfied and content in the beginning of the book, but he was also ignorant and innocent.
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