The Sun Also Rises: Debt

"Probably he owes them money. That's what people usually get bitter about." -pg. 193

It is crazy how much power has in our world today. You can buy a jury, you can buy someone to spend the night with, you can pay to have someone killed. So when you are in debt with someone, not giving them back their money, you are also taking away part of their power. People do crazy things to get their money back. It seems like morals and human conscience go out the window when payment is on the line. It causes fear, it makes people bend to your will. So when you owe someone money, you also have power over them. .That is why people get angry when you don't pay back debts, because it takes away part of their power.