The Wreck of the Mary Deare

A detailed Summary of The Wreck of the Mary Deare

What drives people in this modern age of ours? It is evident almost everywhere in our

world that greed controls lives. Society has morphed into a money sucking monster. Everywhere

we look there are cheaters and crooks just trying to get rich and not caring about anything or

anyone they harm or destroy. However, many people also work hard and are fair, but they still do

it just for money. The book The Wreck Of The Mary Deare portrays this theme of life well. The

search for money and possessions drives everyone, be they good or bad, right to the very end.

In the beginning of the book John Sands is trying to get money. He is driving a boat on a

mission of salvage collecting. He is just trying to get money rather fairly but greed is driving him

nevertheless. "Salvage! A ship of 6,000 tons, drifting and abandoned. It was unbelievable" (18).

As the quote says he spots a ship that has been abandoned. The first thing that comes to mind is

how he can make money off of it. That it is just salvage waiting to be collected. He does not

think of trying to find any survivors, and worst of

evidence would be left. Plus a hefty insurance bonus would be gotten. The insurance companies,

The goal to get rich, to have possessions and money, drives all people today. Some would

of the wreck of the ship to court. This shows the greed of the company and the greed of lawyers.

Finally, by the end of the book, the characters are still trying to gain money. Many of the

while the ship was in dock next to another ship it's cargo was exchanged. The captain of the

when we got back I found a similar letter waiting for me, together with a check for 2,500 pounds

common that nobody stops to think about it.

Approximate Word count = 742
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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