Dangers of Too Much Power

Tobias’s and Blake’s behavior demonstrates how too much money and too much power can be dangerous. Avery decides to break this cycle of money and power by giving away nearly all of the fortune she inherits from Tobias.

Tobias has gained his wealth and power by taking advantage of other people. It is because Tobias took advantage of Blake that there was a danger of Blake coming after Tobias’s grandsons once Tobias died. While Blake forgave Tobias for cheating him with the patent, Blake’s son did not. Liam went to the Hawthorne estate with the intention of getting revenge on Tobias. Liam’s death at Mallory’s and Tobias’s hands resulted in Blake’s decision to attack Avery years later. Blake is not the only person Tobias hurt on his way to the top. As Avery and...