Easy Come, Easy Go in Paper The story Paper by Catherine Lim shows how greed can destroy the life of a family and a person. The whole family couldn't wait to reach their dream home. Lim, his wife talked about it for hours with her sister and the children also told their cousins ​​and friends. Tay Soon's father nurtured the idea until it became an all-consuming passion in his life and that of his family. They dream of it, they crave it like a drug addict for his opiate. It had become a stronger reality than the reality of the (real) terraced house (which they shared with Soon's mother) (50). They talked about the house so much that they forgot about the house they lived in. Suddenly the house wasn't good enough for them anymore. The family simply becomes greedy because of all the money that came from Tay Soon and LIm's work. They both had a good amount of money saved in their savings accounts. But not enough to pay the down payment on the house. At the same time, the interest rate on stocks increased. The price of stocks and shares was climbing the charts. When Lim heard about this, she asked her husband to invest some money in the market to pay for the house. According to Lim, the temptation is great and the reward is almost immediate (52). They need money for the house, soon. They see the rate going up and think about all the money they can earn that would make them rich overnight. The house would become a reality very soon. But they soon became greedy and continued to invest even after they had enough to pay for the house. And then came the market crash. Suddenly their shares weren't worth even half the price Tay Soon had bought them for. The whole loss made Tay Soon crazy. He talks to himself, doesn't eat, has nightmares and abuses his children and wife. His wife is scared and runs away sobbing to her sister who reminds her that she lost all her money because she followed Lim's advice and didn't sell anything. Yee Lian's husband died according to the doctor as a devil in him (56). It is the greed for money that was the devil. The paper house was taken to Tay Soon's grave and set on fire there (56). Tay Soon and her family have always wanted a home and were willing to use any means to get it. The family gambled their savings and lost them. Tay Soon died because he knew that his dream house was no longer a dream but had become a nightmare for his family. It's better to work hard for money even if it takes a long time. The faster the money arrives, the faster it will slip out of your hands.