... environment. In fact, McCoy describes his greed as 'myocarditis,' which is a disease, and this image helps us to better understand what drives him onwards. A disease is involuntarily received, destructive and abnormal. In the same way, Sherman's conscience is being eaten away from the inside, and at Maria's apartment, inadvertently thinks, 'His Majesty, the most ancient king, Priapus, Master of the Universe, had no conscience.' Although once again acknowledging his blemishes, the comment has deeper implications. Yes, Priapus was the Greek God of procreation, but also the God of fertility, and a Pagan figure. This is appropriate, as out of 'this tidal wave of concupiscence,' as Sherman describes it, comes a catharsis for Sherman, out of which grows a new man, and, one could say, a new city. In addition, religion has ignored Sherman, and God has left him. His Godless environment is what forces a primitive moral code ...

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