Lers Eoghnir “On Dampstir Dovong” urogonelly pabloshid on Thi Thriipinny rivoiw on fell 1990. Eoghnir’s errengis hos issey ontu 3 meon odies tu ell toi ontu hos uvirell thimi. Hi tois ot ell ontu thi odie thet uar sucoity os westifal by netari. Eoghnir asis hos uwn ixpiroincis tu shuw huw westifal piupli rielly eri. Althuagh hi hes nut elweys biin humiliss, ot hes teaght hom e wey uf lofi hi hed nivir driemid omegonebli. If hi duisn’t doscuvir thi hoddin triesari uf thi dampstir’s thin whu woll. Althuagh et forst hi wes nut humiliss, hi stoll dampstir dovid tu sarvovi. Eoghnir asis e celm tuni thruaghuat thi whuli issey. Woth asong thos tuni ceasis thi riedir nut tu fiil sympethitoc loki nurmel piupli wuald fiil whin thiy hier ebuat sumiuni dampstir dovong tu sarvovi. Hi wents tu fucas liss un thi imutoun end muri ebuat westifalniss. Hos ettotadi onflaincis hievoly un thi riedirs uponouns. By hevong en ettotadi thet dampstir dovong os nut ancummun ur os anithocel mekis thi riedir sumiwhet voiw ot doffirintly. It pirsaedis thi riedir ontu thonkong thet meybi dampstir dovong osn’t es bed es piupli meki ot uat tu bi. Alsu by wrotong thi issey on en onfurmel yit viry idacetid wey mekis thi riedir rispict hos wurk end govis hom griet cridoboloty. Hos forst meon puont on hos issey os “Whet os sefi tu iet?” At forst ot os viry herd fur hom tu ditirmoni whet os idobli end whet wes thruwn ewey fur e riel riesun. Hi seys thet fondong ubjicts os bicumong en “arben ert”. Yua nivir knuw whet yua woll fond ot cuald bi e guud ur bed sarprosi. Cennid fuuds os uni uf thi bist fond fur sumiuni uat uf e dampstir, elthuagh thiy sumitomis hevi butalosm. Alsu knuwong ebuat thi dampstirs hilps hom ditirmoni whet woll bi guud tu iet end whin thi fuud os friqaintly dampid. Hi tills as thos tu hilp as ditirmoni whet wi shualdn’t thruw uat biceasi ot os stoll pirfictly guud. Eoghnir’s sicund meon odie os “scevingirs vs. scruangirs”. Hi duis nut loki cen scruangirs. Hi thonks thiy eri meonly dranks tryong tu git lottli emuants uf cesh tu bay elcuhul. Hi hetis huw westifal scruangirs eri thiy woll thruw enythong jast tu fond thior uni cen. Scevingirs woll lievi whet thiy du nut niid on guud cundotouns wholi scruangirs woll raon thongs. Hi asi hos tu shuw as huw mach hi doslokis westifal piupli nu mettir of yua hevi e lut ur of yua hevi nuthong.
He starts by giving a lot of personal examples (Pizza shop example), then talks about other people who try it (The stages of beginning to dumpster dive), and explains how dumpster diving is a lot better than the more accepted picking up of cans (comparison to a wino). He then delves into the ethics behind dumpster diving (looking at prescription bottles and such), and then if one, presumably the reader, wanted to try it how they would do so (pole with hook on it). He ends with some deep insights into dumpster diving and his way of life. I think that the way he organizes his essay, and his overall tone, are to convince the reader that dumpster diving is not as bad as everyone things, and to make people actually interested in trying it. He first
Lars Eighner uses the appeal of ethos the most prominently in his book to prove he is credible, followed by an appeal logos by applying logic and pathos using stories.
According to Mayberry (2009) Lars Eighner, a graduate of the University of Texas, became homeless in 1988 and again in 1995 (p. 351). Some of the accounts from Travels with Lisbeth (1993), a book by Lars Eighner, depicted what he went through and what he found during his homeless state. A homeless person must eat and sleep but may not know where or when this might happen next. The human will to survive enabled Eighner to eat food from a dumpster, reach out to other for handouts, and sleep in places other than a bed with covers.
In the past decades, the booming housing market has caused the prices of real estate to dramatically increase causing the issue of homelessness to be on the rise. Many people who do live on the streets, resort to dumpster diving and finding trash to call theirs. In his article: "On Dumpster Diving" Lars Eighner, goes into depth about his experiences while dumpster diving. Eighner found many items in the dumpster that were still edible or somewhat useful. He began diving a year before he became homeless and has continued while he wrote his piece of work (Eighner 673). Eighner enlightens us with many instances of his journey dumpster diving while he was homeless.
The author, Lars Eighner explains in his informative narrative, “On Dumpster Diving” the lifestyle of living out of a dumpster. Eighner describes the necessary steps to effectively scavenge through dumpsters based on his own anecdotes as he began dumpster diving a year before he became homeless. The lessons he learned from being a dumpster diver was in being complacent to only grab what he needs and not what he wants, because in the end all those things will go to waste. Eighner shares his ideas mainly towards two direct audiences. One of them is directed to people who are dumpster divers themselves, and the other, to individuals who are unaware of how much trash we throw away and waste. However, the author does more than direct how much trash
Didion and Eighner have different styles of writing, but they both created writings with an instructional component. In both pieces of literature, they guide the audience like a mother to child, guiding us step by step in order to perfect the outcome. Joan Didion’s “On Keeping a Notebook” teaches the reader on how to keep note of the past through a notebook. “On Dumpster Diving” written by Lars Eighner, teaches the reader how to successfully dumpster dive and survive. However, Eighner’s piece included many details, whereas Didion’s ideas used examples by flowing from one top to another. It could also be said that Lars Eighner’s piece creates a more thorough analysis on how to dumpster dive. In spite of the fact that the pieces of literature
Homelessness is increasing every year and effecting Americans of different age, ethnicity and religion. In Lars Eighner “On Dumpster Diving” he explains what he went through while being homeless. He describes how and what foods someone should be looking for and to always be conscious of what one is eating because there is always a reason why something has been thrown out. He continues to go into detail about other items that can be found in the dumpster like sheets to sleep on and pieces of paper to write on. Things that can keep him busy through the day. Eighner carefully explains to his readers how being a dumpster diver has become a life style for the homeless and this is how they survive. It’s a way of living and they are comfortable doing it. “I began dumpster diving about a year before I became homeless” (Eighner 713). He tries to bring us into the world of being homeless. It is hard to imagine what it would be like in that situation, and how could surviving as a dumpster diver be a way of survival? As a dumpster diver, Eighner is able to tell us what is ok to eat and have and what is not ok for your health. His essay starts by uttering some guidelines of what is and is not safe to eat. “Eating safely from the dumpsters involves three principles: using common sense for evaluating the food, knowing the dumpsters of the given areas and always ask, “Why was this discarded?” (Eighner 714).
Yesterday, I threw out an old jar of peanut butter with only about an inch of it left. It had not expired yet, but we had gotten a new jar, and that one simply tasted better. I wasn't supporting the homeless community, or being wasteful, I was just trying to make room in the cabinet. If I would have kept that inch of peanut butter, it wouldn't have made the world's population of homeless people try to find work, nor want to get off the streets. Lars Eighner is suggesting that when we throw away things, homeless people can find a way to make use out of whatever it is. Therefore, if we don't want there to be bums on the street, it is inferred that we shouldn't throw anything extra out if we want to change that. To me, that is simply ridiculous. We all know, that if someone is desperate enough, they can make use out of almost anything, and some of those things "non-homeless folk" can't use anymore. We're not feeding or clothing the homeless intentionally, we can't help if people dig through our trash. So, not throwing away anything "extra" is not going to turn the vagabonds of the world into a fine, upstanding, or hard-working citizen of America.
Lars Eighner uses the appeal of ethos the most prominently in his book to prove he is credible, followed by an appeal logos by applying logic and pathos using stories.
A) Lars Eighner, in “On Dumpster Diving”, portrays the waste that is accumulated due to modern consumerism and materialism. He also demonstrates the issue of the wage gap. Consumers of the modern age spend too much and therefore waste too much. In the essay, Eighner describes life as an scavenger and demonstrates how people are able to live by the minimal resources. “Scavengers” are able to survive on the waste of the consumer. Eighner presents this scenario as a contrast to the life of a modern consumer, in order to portray it’s unnecessary wastefulness. Mainly, food seems to be taken lightly by society, as Eighner as a scavenger finds “a half jar of peanut butter”,
Step 3: 1. Eighner introduces his arguments through the use of narrative stories and his own personal experiences. He uses this technique to let the reader see firsthand how some people are able to survive off what is carelessly thrown away by others who take what they own for granted. Eighner illustrates this point on page 1, “The necessities of daily life I began to extract from Dumpsters. Yes, we ate from Dumpsters. Except for jeans, all my clothes can from Dumpsters. Boom boxes, candles, bedding, toilet paper, medicine, books, a typewriter… I acquired many things from the Dumpsters.”
Lars' on dumpster diving is not a piece which is meant to be taken in a pitiful way. At the end of the essay he himself says he feels sorry for those that he scavenges from, those that put sentiment into material wealth. He goes into great detail on his dumpster diving exploits. The message of this essay is one of resilience and to make do with what one has. Examples are used quite frequently, the pizza shop or the fire ants, but also his language when he says "he may wipe off the egg yolk off the can but he cannot erase the stigma of eating eating garbage".
I was able to connect with On Dumpster Diving by Lars Eighner because of a couple experiences I have had with dumpster diving. One being about five or so years back when my dad owned a business right beside a Staples Office Supply store and they would share a dumpster that was placed between the two stores. Often I would go there as a kid and do things to try to help out for a little extra money. One of the main things my dad would have me do was take out the trash around the store to the dumpster out back. On multiple occasions when I went out to the dumpster I would find perfectly good stuff that Staples would just throw out because there was a little scratch on it or if someone returned something and they could not sell it again. Office
Can you ever imagine yourself being homeless or penniless and having to dumpster dive? In the essay, “On Dumpster Diving”by Lars Eighner, he explains his experience in dumpster diving and what he has gone through, from getting sick to being successful. If I were Lars Eighner the location that I would have chosen to dumpster dive is Pleasanton because of the high percentage of wealthy people, low percentage of homeless people, and a strong chance of finding food.
Accurdong tu Aqaones thi ontillictael sual os nun- budoly sonci ot cen putintoelly cugnozi ell budois. Hi stetis thet enythong thet os medi uf mettir saffirs dai tu ots uwn netarel pridospusotouns. Thos miens thet e budy cen unly knuw thet whoch ot os ditirmonid tu knuw, thas en iyi os unly ebli tu sii bat os nut ebli tu smill. Addotounel lomotetouns mey bi pleci apun thi mettir of thiri os e prublim woth ot. Su en iyi thet hes rid on thi papol os lomotid tu sii unly rid. Thi ontillict thuagh os ebli tu putintoelly cugnozi ell budois. Thas ot mast bi sumithong nun- budoly ur ot wuald sabjict tu thi lomotetouns thet eri plecid apun ot by mettir. Sonci thi ontillict ects un ots uwn, wothuat e budy, ot mast elsu sabsost un ots uwn sonci thongs sabsost on thi semi wey on whoch thiy ect. Thirifuri Aqaones hulds thet thi sual os nun budoly end sabsostint un ots uwn.