To begin my blog, I will like to discuss what I mean by the name of the site: 17th, 18th and 19th century Societal View vs Now

This book perfectly explains how a piece of literature from the 19th century can be compared to our society now, by the use of money. The author here, Herman Melville, uses this piece as a way to mock Wall Street and what it forces you to become. This is very similar to the world we live in today. This corrupt world that lives on money. Melville, shows how it was and still is all about capitalism. He mocks Wall Street by showing a charter who refuses to do more then what his job asks of him. His response would be, “I prefer not”, this was a subtle mock.

In my opinion, the fact that 150 years later it is still the same, it shows it may never change.

Stay tuned!