Somewhere in the world a car is stolen, a child steals from his mother's bag or a bank is robbed. Why do people steal and take things for their own rights? Often the characteristic of greed is the reason why a person participates in such an act. The characteristic of greed cannot be seen through appearance but rather through human behaviors themselves. In Candide, by Voltaire, greed is expressed satirically through the actions of the characters in the novel. Through this characteristic, people are pressured to make sacrifices and believe that happiness and satisfaction are only found when they become richer in wealth. Risking your life is one of the many concepts that arise when greed is at play. An example of this idea is shown by Lady Cunégonde, daughter of the Barons. “Who could have robbed me of my moidori and my diamonds?” - exclaimed Cunegonde, bursting into tears. “What do we have to live on? Whatever we need to do? Where will I find more Inquisitors and Jews to replace them?” (46). Voltaire uses situational irony to show Lady Cunégonde's desire for wealth and her willingness to risk her life by finding another Jew and inquisitor who will welcome her with riches. Instead of being happy and relieved to finally be free from the misery of being shared by two men, she is more worried about finding another Jew and inquisitor, who she doesn't love, just to get more money and diamonds. On the other hand, the sailor also sacrifices a life. While he, Candide, Pangloss, James the Anabaptist and other passengers were heading towards Lisbon, a shipwreck occurred which caused James to fall into the sea. “The Anabaptist is in the middle…middle of the card…n characteristic because it is an influential factor that causes humans to make unwise decisions to satisfy their beneficial needs. Voltaire's attitude towards greed is that everyone has selfishness within them, regardless of the condition and social class in which the person finds themselves. People don't always realize how harmful the effects of greed can prove until something tragic happens in their life. . People may have greed for materials, for power, or for money. In the long term, all types of greed can lead to a corrupt society because people can end up fighting each other just to get what they want, or making sacrifices that can be harmful not only to themselves, but also to others. If greed in people were a puzzle, it will forever remain incomplete until the missing piece of fulfillment is found through whatever they wished they had...