The Modern Day Faustus

As we see in the play, Faustus' ultimate goals are to be wealthy, powerful, and above all, have fun. If he was to be anyone in the world today, I believe he would be a figure exactly like Donald Trump. Trump is wealthy, powerful, and he has his own fun on his show The Apprentice. He would also stay the same gender because he probably would feel that Men have more power than woman. (same ideas as his time period) He could also be a political figure as someone else pointed out in their blog. But I believe that a man similar to Donald Trump is what Faustus would be. In this day and age, a doctor or lawyer would not satisfy Faustus because it would not give him all the knowledge he wants. He would probably sell his soul to be the richest and most renown man in the world. In the world today, everyone wants to be known or be rich. As many can see, people are trying to be the next big rapper, win the mega millions, or always trying to invest in something. Why would Faustus be any different in this modern day world? The seven deadly sins are more alive today than any other time in the world I believe and i think Faustus would fit in this world perfectly because many people sell their souls to material items.

In the world today, Mephistopheles would appear as a lottery ticket or money. I believe he would appear this way because of every ones greed for money. Nowadays people are preoccupied with their money and the amount they have. Everyone wants money and feels as if they cannot live without an excess of it. I know money is necessary for living but so many people want an excess and truly, more than they can handle. Many of us are guilty of this including myself, which is why i think Mephistopheles would appear this way. Money can tempt many people in todays world into giving up their souls. Mephistopheles could also appear as fame, because many people want to be famous. Overall there are many things Mephistopheles could appear as because in this day and age, everyone is preoccupied with one thing or another.