Comparison Essay of "The Gilded Six-Bits & Dead Men's Path" Self titled essay For Love or Success

For Love or Success What is a perfect human? Human perfection is measured by our physical abilities or our intellectual achievements. It may also be measured by strength of character in which we all often fall short. Weakness of character, shown through various character flaws cause most of the hardships we endure throughout our lives. I will attempt to show the differences of the characters, Joe Banks, from The Gilded Six-Bits, by Zora Neale Hurston …

…career. Joe's passion is for a peaceful simple life with his wife is guaranteed. Usually, the successful man becomes the ultimate winner, always coming out on top. In this case, the unfortunate one reaches his goals, while the other has to question his abilities and find the flaws in his character that may have led to his ultimate demise. Contrasting these characters leads us to question what is more important in life, love or success.