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Greed is defined as the intense and selfish desire for food wealth, or power. In Frank Norris' novel of McTeague the nature of greed is evident throughout the work. Many of the characters such as McTeague, Trina, and Zerkow show numerous situations where greed takes over their lives. These situations where we see greed occurs with money, love and... This essay will be discussing the nature of greed that takes place throughout the novel and supported evidence to support this greed that occurs throughout the work. It would be easy for the reader to think that the greed began once Trina won the lottery, but there are a few incidences where the nature of greed can be found. For example, when McTeague was buying his tickets for the theater. McTeague demands and makes quite obvious that he does not want to sit on the side of the orchestra where the drums will be played.

"I want four seats for Monday night in the fourth row from the front and on the right-hand side."
"Right hand as......

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