Goldfinger 4

"The Russians were notoriously incompetent payers of their own men." (Fleming 123) Bond quotes this and shows his attitude to wealth and frankly to James having wealth is completely meaningless unless it used for a purpose. He wins money from Goldfinger in the book twice and he gives both of the payments that were given to him away one to a girl he likes and another to an orphanage organization. Despite his take on wealth, Fleming describes that James can pretty much tell a wealthy person from the rest through their mannerisms which also brings up the assumption that he may have some of those mannerisms.

Questions:

• Does James consider a wealthy person who does nothing with his wealth, useless/selfish?
• How does Bond see SMERSH with its attempt to gain wealth?
• Does Goldfinger value his wealth or his gold?