Andrew Carnegie: The Richest Man in the World Andrew Carnegie: villain or hero? In order to aptly answer that question one must first clarify what definition of “hero” and “villain” are to be used. Webster defines hero as: “and person, especially a man admired for courage, nobility, or exploits, especially in war,” also as, “the central figure in any important event or period, honored for outstanding qualities.” Note that the only slight reference to morals …showed first 75 words of 909 total…

…showed last 75 words of 909 total…to my conclusion about Carnegie. When looking at the long-term effects we see that largely because of his work, the United States rose to it’s current super power status as an effect of becoming the leading industrialist country, and the lower class that he had held down eventually rose. What remains of his legacy today is the high power of the US, which leaves Andrew Carnegie, the richest man in the world, a hero.