On Dumper Diving Lars Eighner

A quote often used is, "One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” This describes Eighner’s feelings perfectly. At one point he stated, "People throw away perfectly good stuff, a lot of perfectly good stuff."(384) This proves the point that once someone throws something away, it doesn't mean it is trash, just ready for a change of ownership. Eighner few dumpster diving as an art because of all the cool stuff he finds on a regular. Things such as: clothes, type writer, love letters, ragdolls et cetera. He mentioned that he hardly ever pick up things without envisioning the

Immediately in viewing this passage from Lars Eighner’s “On Dumpster Diving” it can be gathered that Eighner is judging the college students in the area he frequents. Eighner states, “the Dumpsters in this area are very rich”. This quote implies that the Dumpsters themselves hold “rich” food and items much like the students who empty their items in these college Dumpsters. This quote in its entirety suggests that Eighner, as the dumpster diver, is a very smart and calculated individual. He recognizes that, “Students throw out so many good things, including food”, and “they tend to throw everything out when they move at the end of the semester”, so when the time rolls around for the end of the semester, breaks and midterms, Eighner tracks and

Eighner states, “I have learned much as a scavenger... beginning with the practical art of Dumpster diving and proceeding to the abstract.” He begins here as introduction to his text, just before he states that it's, “an urban art.” Showing his views about the activity more as a craft than something gross. Later on, Eighner proceeds to say, “But in the case of discards from student apartments, the answer may be that the item was discarded through carelessness, ignorance, or wastefulness.” Eighner explains that dumpster diving isn’t all bad because there can be use of someone else's trash. As the old saying goes, “One's man's trash can be another man's treasure.” Eighner’s purpose of this text is point out that even though dumpster diving may sound gross there is a plus side to it.

As shown to us by Eighner, one does not have to posses everything in the world in order to achieve a pleasant life. As explained by Eighner most dumpster divers go through a hoarding stage in which they want to have everything they see some kind of value in: “All the Dumpster divers I have known come to the point of trying to acquire everything they touch” (145). This is exactly what happens in our consumer world, buying items our friends own just because they are the latest trend or they look cool. We want to have everything in

Nic Laycock J.Berte Composition 1 FD16 Summary and Analysis On Dumpster Diving Lars Eighner’s “On Dumpster Diving” (Published is a first person informative essay that explores the art of Dumpster diving. Almost presented as a user guide or instructional piece his key message is about the wastefulness of consumers and the shallowness of materialism. About a year before he became homeless, Eighner began sourcing all of his life necessities from dumpsters because of a lack of money as all his income was spent on rent. He makes the claim that it is possible to survive and be content with life simply by living off the refuse and waste of others.

The essay “On Dumpster Diving“, by Lars Eighner is based on a man who speaks of his survival as a homeless man accompanied by his dog named Lizbeth. Not only does he explain his strategies living out of dumpsters, but also the lessons he has learned as a scavenger. Most importantly I think the true message he was trying to get across is that we waste way more then we think we do, it’s in our nature.

I believe that most readers would respond to Eighner’s essay with contempt because Dumpster Diving is seen in society as something you resort to once you've failed life. However, when I read the essay I conjure up a feeling of sympathy because within the essay he basically describes what he goes through on a daily basis which is digging through trash in order to survive.

In “On Dumpster Diving”, Lars Eighner champions the idea of dumpster diving and making use of all available materials in a conservative manner. Eighner was extremely educated about the task of “dumpster diving,” and spoke to his audience of those who may oppose dumpster diving or living in a practical manner. Eighner’s purpose in scavenging through the dumpster was not just something to occupy his time, but it was his way of life. His ideal goal was seemingly to bring awareness on ways to end wastefulness in our country, as many people strive to do today.

Eighner chooses to dive into dumpsters not because he needs the material items he finds, but rather because he does not. In the conclusion of his essay “On Dumpster Diving,” Eighner makes it clear that he believes excess material objects are unnecessary and that they do more harm than good for a person, and this is true. Eighner accurately describes how having large amounts of material goods does nothing to improve the well-being or morality of the human race because holding onto physical possessions leads to the development of bad habits and traits within society.

If really only out of need for survival, anyone is capable of doing what needs to be done

Many individuals are accustomed to waste at least a portion of what they buy, whether it is food, clothes, furniture, supplies, or materials worldwide. According to the article: “On Dumpster Diving” many valuable items were found by the homeless who searched the dumpster for food. Surprisingly, they found useful items that helped them survive throughout each day. In fact, the products were worth for the exchange of money. At certain times, I myself may be considered to be a wasteful person during certain times such as, not finishing my drink and throwing more than half of it away. While rushing at work during break, this is a usual situation for many people Although, it isn't necessarily on purpose it is considered wasteful, valuable and influence advertising.

Lars Eighners essay “On Dumpster Diving” describes the lifestyle of living out of a dumpster. Lars demonstrates that anyone can achieve a fulfilling life without the constraints of society and material wealth. He finds nearly everything he needs and sometimes more just from the refuse of others. Firstly, what is dumpster diving? Dumpster diving is the practice of sifting through commercial or residential waste in order to obtain items one might find useful that have been discarded by their owners. Dumpster diving is largely associated with the homeless or people with little or no source of income. In January 2013, 610,042

The first and likely the most obvious display of the trash-pickers class was right at the beginning of this short story. Based on the tone of the author, using words such as “maniacal” and “lowliness” to describe his personality and mental state, we can assume that life has not been so easy on him. If the theme of this story is sometimes life isn’t fair, the trash picker is the embodiment of it. Comparing him to, for example, Mrs. Ferrabye we can easily see that his dreams and possessions are laughable compared to her pre-existing possessions. At the pace he’s going, it seems impossible for him to even get close to how rich Mrs. Ferrabye is.

In America, while homelessness and poverty runs rampant, while war veterans and Phds find themselves on the streets, while the price of living and the ability to find food for America’s poorest grows ever more difficult, we, as a culture, still look upon practices like dumpster diving as disgusting and believe them to be only practiced by the lowest and most uneducated of American society. This is no longer a practical image of the practice or the people behind it. As poverty is ever prevalent in the United States, many are forced to find food outside of conventional needs, especially in a culture that exceedingly devalues assistance to the poor. Simultaneously, with rampant consumerism and our propensity to throw

One of the most interesting parts of this essay for me was when Eighner got into some rules of how to scavenge. It shows that there’s a lot to dumpster diving than we might think. “A true scavenger hates to see