The defects of human natureThe story is known. A boy buys magic beans from a seller, plants the bean, and a giant beanstalk grows. The boy climbs there and meets a giant. This giant, however, is not like the giant in Oscar Wilde's “The Selfish Giant.” When reading this short story, no theme emerged at first glance. But upon dissecting it, readers will see that it is a sequel to Adam and Eve with many lessons the reader can learn. Reading this short story will accentuate the flaws of human nature by describing selfish people, a world without love and good. The giant in this short story has a lush garden that was left unattended for seven years because he was visiting a friend. But when he returns, he discovers that children are playing in his beautiful garden and he is not happy. So the giant builds a wall and puts up a sign. INTRANS WILL BE PROSECUTED. The possession of one's land is the first fault of human nature, which is selfishness. The giant did not know that his selfishness kept his garden in winter while the other gardens were in spring. This phenomenon made the giant wonder why this was happening. But his answer came when he saw the children entering his garden; in return, her garden was “happy” again with white flowers and birds hovering above (Wilde 2). Later he realized how selfish he was and knows why spring has not come to his garden. The giant had changed his habits, tore down the wall and opened his garden to everyone. However, selfishness was the least of his problems, he still missed his “…little companion”. it was in the giant's garden. “The Giant loved him most because he kissed him.” (Wilde 3) His “missing companion” shows another flaw in human nature. People... middle of paper ... people are selfish. What happens when there is no love in the world? Finally, what would happen when the world had no good (Christ.)? Either way, no one can do it like Wilde did in that clever and original fairy tale (Harris 1) “The Selfish Giant.” Works Cited Harris, Laurie Lanzen. News Review Vol. 11, Detroit: Gale Research/Thompson. 1988 "'The Selfish Giant'." In Maunder, Andrew. Facts On File Companion to the British Short Story. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2007. Bloom's Literary Reference Online. Facts about FileInc. http://www.fofweb.comWatkin, Amy "How to Write About Oscar Wilde" Bloom's How to Write About Oscar WildeChelsea House Publishing, 2009. Bloom's Literary Reference Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.comWilde, Oscar and Joanna Isles. The selfish giant. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1979. Print.