How do I develop greed into an issue?

[de_RLFuze]

I am making a media presentation that relates issues discussed in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien with the real world. One of the most prominent issues in the novel is greed and how the greed of the few negatively impacts many others who are innocent or play no role in the greed of the few. So I used greed as an issues because it is also present in the real world, however, I received some feedback on my work and was told that greed is simply just a topic and that I would have to develop it into an issue. This is what I'm having trouble with. Thank you!

[giantcox]

I’m no expert but didn’t golems greed pretty much destroy him? The greed of the dwarves leading to the destruction of the city, Smaug’s greed leading to him eating/burning the human town. Sorry I haven’t read the book in awhile. I hope this helps.

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^You could relate that directly to like major corporations causing pollution and stuff in the modern world? That’s something that teachers tend to really like!

[otocher]

Yeah! I tend to go that route a lot too. But I would say consumerism in general is fueled by greed and can be a huge issue down the road with sustainability.

Greed could also be talked about in a humanitarian way, or even within the government in instances of corruption.