Today, we read an article that compared companies like Enron to tragedy. It said that the typical Greek tragedy has a character who is relatively successful, he then reaches higher, and he falls. And often when he falls, he falls hard. It caused me to come to the conclusion that when the characters reach for greatness, it makes the story even more sad when they inevitably fall. This is true both in the business world, and the literary world. The story of Enron is a very well known one. This once great company was brought to its knees by scandal. It was destroyed by itself. This story can be compared to a tragedy because it displays a character, Enron, who reaches too high, and falls hard. I'm not really sure I can empathize with Enron in the same ways that the author of the article could.
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