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WS 3 - Analysis of Highly Acclaimed Works
WS 3 - Analysis of Highly Acclaimed Works
DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE
The banker is I believe that the I think that his greatest One thing that I had conclude on his
characterized by his Banker’s test is by flaw would be his character is, by the end of the story, the
1. The Banker insurmountable taking his side of the overconfidence with his Banker: to whom had all the riches in his
wealth, bet. own wealth and assurance youth, has learned the perils of life,
competitiveness and that nothing would ever losing wealth and on the verge of
drive in proving his With all of his wealth change. From undervaluing bankruptcy and the life that the Lawyer
point to his guests. lost from his his wealth by impulsively experienced. In a way, he juxtaposes the
Even going to misfortunes betting it for a simple Lawyer’s conclusion at the end of the
extremes as to make throughout the years, argument, to his own stand story. That wisdom is as equally as a
a bet with the other he is left cornered with on the argument. And this valuable treasure as his wealth, that by
main character, the debt that equally overindulgence in wealth the end of the story, is needed and the
Young Lawyer, to values the same as the has left him blindsided in reason of his inner conflict.
experience a 5-year promised reward for life.
imprisonment all the Lawyer when he I think that his character is a
because of a simple succeeds to the bet. His representative of the people who
disagreement. I pathos is this dilemma experience this kind of situation. I think
could characterize of killing the Lawyer in that one reason that the author didn’t
him that he’s easily order to save his name the characters is because of this
consumed by his wealth, but to a cost of universal relation to what we may
emotions. losing the bet. experience as a human.