While I agree on amassing capital, begging is something I could never justify. It's usually a result of many poor decisions and capitalism has little to do with it
Why not watch the movie? I read the book years ago and was planning on watching the movie some time. I understand it's not great, but why specifically avoid it?
A puppet can't dictate to its master. That's what puppets do - beg for help and wish the master will comply. In this case, they were promised something and feel like they're eligible. The only problem is that the master wasn't really going to fulfill its promises, not in the current situation anyway.
Orthodoxy is part of christianity. It's the same belief, just in a different wrapper