Greed And Sociology

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from the richest to the poorest, the film portrays humanity as sinners, ready to pounce on each other at the slightest of opportunities. What the film seems to portray is how, even in sin, social classes are still relevant and evident. The film maps various forms of swindling, and what becomes noticeable are the mechanics and motivations that separate classes in their commission of crime. Greed fuels the amorality of the rich, while the poor act for survival.
The film is not subtle in its disdain for organized deception, depicted through a religious sect led by a charismatic minister who can easily talk and chant his way into the hearts of the followers, matti puts the sect’s corrupt ways alongside Edgar’s temptations, perhaps to instill the

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