Zoey Nguyen
Reaction Paper
Oct. 11, 2015
American Greed:
The Real Wolf of Wall Street
We are always fascinated when seeing news about scammer
or scandals, as long we’re not the victims. Jordan Belfort was a
wild, orgiastic masterwork of salesmanship and a con artist. He is
probably the most outgoing guy with a very good persuasive skill
and he is nowhere near being stupid, he was just greedy. I was a
fan of the movie but after watching the episode about the “Real”
Jordan Belfort, I was not only disgusted but also disappointed in
our justice system.
Jordan Belfort was born to be a salesman. AT 23, he was
peddling meat and seafood door–to-door on New York’s Long
Island. Within months, he was running a string of trucks, moving
5,000 pounds of beef and 2sh a week. But he expanded too
