Doris Keller Selfish Quotes

“Intensely selfish people are always very decided as to what they wish. They do not waste their energies in considering the good for others.” Throughout one’s journey of their pursuit of success, one can acquire selfishness. This quote by Robert Brault explains the results of one’s acquisition of greed. Selfishness is a trait that changes one’s personality and causes one to ignore the good for others. Greed has changed personalities of many people including Joe Keller in All My Sons by Arthur Miller, J.R. Simplot in Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser, Steve Jobs in “The Tweaker" by Malcolm Gladwell, and Jerry in “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing. They all fall to an extent, hurt their loved ones and society emotionally. Also, these people deny their failure as

While supplying broken cylinders to soldiers, Keller aids himself in his son’s death. He becomes responsible for the death of his own son, Larry, and feels no guilt. In the falling action of All My Sons, for example, Miller writes, “I don’t know what you mean! You wanted money, so I made money. What must I be forgiven? You wanted money didn’t you?” (Miller 425). In this quote, Keller’s wife, Linda, asks Keller to apologize to his younger son, Chris, for all the sins that Keller commits during the war. Miller points out that Keller does not have any guilt for the sins he commits during the war and by becoming wealthy, he has attained his success. Keller’s greed for wealth hurts his loved ones in the end. Similar to Keller, J.R Simplot reveals his pursuit of success. A journey that also causes him to encounter greed for wealth. Simplot’s business reaches its pinnacle, like Keller’s, during World War II. He earns profit from selling dehydrated onion powder to U.S Army during the war. After earning so much profit from his sales of potatoes and onions during the war, Simplot still invests in his