Humans from the beginning of time have always needed a sense of immediate gratification. If one is earning $20, 000 a year they want to make $35, 000 a year; if one is making $600, 000 a year then they want to make $800,000 a year. Where has human happiness gone, or where does it come from? This notion of being happy is seen in
The Hustler and Candide through Eddie Felson and Martin.
Eddie Felson was never satisfied with what he had. He was addicted to gambling and always yearned for more. He lived a corrupt life in “darkness” in which his plate of life was never full. Since his plate of life was lacking happiness he looked toward gambling to try and fill his emptiness. Eddie would never settle for anything less than the best. At one point in the movie he was u
“I want” seems to be the motto of today’s society. One is never satisfied with what he possess. What ever happened to being thankful for what you have? This sense of greed and darkness is seen in The Hustler and Candide. Eddie was not happy with his possessions until he lost them all and saw the light. Martin knew that satisfaction and happiness didn’t come form earthly material goods, but rather from life. May all humanity live in the light, be thankful…and be satisfied.
In Candide one sees that some people are not happy with themselves. Martin, Candide’s friend and loyal servant had a completely different mindset than Candide in which “everything is for the best.” At one point in the novel after they had traveled much of the world and been to Eldorado, a utopian city, t
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