Analysis Of Where Am I Wearing By Timmerman

Where Am I Wearing? tells the story of Kelsey Timmerman’s travels to Honduras, Bangladesh, Cambodia and China, in search of the workers who made his favorite clothes. At first, the journey was not fully planned through. Kelsey had little knowledge of globalization until reaching college when the question of where his clothes had been made dawned on him. He had a love for traveling; it was his escape from growing up and committing to a future relationship with his high school sweetheart, Annie. This was just another excuse to leave and wander throughout the countries (Timmerman, 4-5). Timmerman was on a mission, as a consumer of particular clothing items, to look at the conditions under which his clothes are made, but he was also interested

Even if workers, producers, and consumers were given American-like qualities and work ethnics, they will find it hard to alter their lives to having such benefits. One perhaps will find that promoting domestic manufacture of clothing will not “lift all boats” so to speak. This suggests if a country decides to create and buy their own products it must happen in all. However, if the United States were to suddenly differentiate themselves from other countries and end trading techniques, alliances can be broken with a start to a confrontation. Like myself, some may believe the market should regulate and interfere strongly with the lives of workers, producers, and consumers to protect them. After reading, Timmerman makes it clear the workers’ lives have little to nothing of opportunity to go for. At the same time, if such laws are passed and implemented are we really helping these individuals have an option of a better life they otherwise would not have if they didn’t work in such

Before reading Kelsey Timmerman’s novel Where Am I Wearing? I, like most young adults today, never put much thought into the concept of globalization and its affects in various countries around the world. To be honest, I did not even know what globalization clearly meant. Although I took a fashion class in high school two years in a row and knew enough of the manufacturing process of clothing, I also did not think of lives many of the workers live. Being the young adult that I am, I understand now how blessed I’ve truly been over the years by both of my loving parents to have put a roof over my head with the comfort necessities and have my closet full of clothes for all seasons throughout the year. I have taken advantage of the easy life I live in Southern