# What Ambition and Greed means in The Book of Wonder

> Characters like Thangobrind the jeweller and Alderic the knight are driven by avarice or lust for treasure, often leading to ironic or tragic outcomes, highlighting the vanity and peril of unchecked desire.

## Explanation

Characters like Thangobrind the jeweller and Alderic the knight are driven by avarice or lust for treasure, often leading to ironic or tragic outcomes, highlighting the vanity and peril of unchecked desire.

Thangobrind's quest is driven by the Merchant Prince's greed and his own professional ambition, ultimately leading to his downfall.

The nomads' desire for new songs drives them to risk the deadly quest for the golden box, and the thieves' greed for the priceless poems leads them into mortal danger.

Shard's ambition to sack Bombasharna and capture the Queen, driven by greed for loot and a desire for a settled life.

Alderic's quest is driven purely by avarice, and the Gibbelins rely on human greed to keep their larders full.

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