Greed can cause person to throw away their emotions, forget their history, and clouds their judgment to the point where they only see self benefit and not the suffering and plight of others. This is evident in The Piano Lesson when Boy Willie Says to Doaker about the piano," Alright…I'm gonna tell you this Doaker. I'm going out of here…I'm gonna get me some rope…find me a plank and some wheels…and I'm coming back. Then I'm gonna carry that piano out of here…Sell it and give Berniece half the money. See…now that’s what I'm gonna do. And you..or nobody else is gonna stop me. Come on, Lymon…let's go get some rope and stuff. I'll be back, Doaker." (page 85) This shows that Boy Willie has lost control of his emotion due to him telling his elder what to do. That is generally not acceptable behavior in society. Boy Willie's outbreak is caused by his desire for land. All he wants is land and he forgets about his own family and their feelings. For him all he can see is land and the path he chose to get his land. He takes no consideration into how this plan may effect others.
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