Rhetorical Analysis Of On Dumpster Diving

The essay title "Why I Love Shoplifting" is designed to immediately shock the reader. The essay's full title "Why I Love Shoplifting From Big Corporations" hints at the author's larger social critique of American capitalism. The author complains that she lives as a wage slave, forced to work most of her life to pay for basic necessities while large companies make huge profits off of her labor. When she pays for something, she says she considers the exchange one of violence, rather than justice. Shoplifting 'levels' the playing field. The statement 'I love shoplifting' is an act of deliberate hyperbole to catch the reader's attention and hides a more serious message about the nature of modern capitalism, although the author's one-sided rhetorical style often causes the reader to raise objections to her thesis rather than nod in agreement.

The additional purpose in the setting of his idea is to remind himself of the rules of dumpster diving, what things you may be able to learn from it, and the advantages along with the disadvantages.

Eighner’s main point of this essay was to contend that Dumpster diving is a somewhat viable means of living for some, but the human tendency of overvaluing sentimental items can get in the way. His SMB statement would be, “While frowned upon by some, Dumpster diving provides certain commodities of life for individuals with enough will; however, individuals must stress the importance of each item they acquire as opposed to the perceived value.”

“Students throw out many good things…The student does not know that”. This is ironic because although the students are the ones in college and are learning, they are stupid enough to just throw out everything in their kitchen because they dont know. Eighner has learned life skills, even though he is homeless, through dumpster diving.”I am horrified to discover to kind of paper which now merits and A in an undergraduate course. I am grateful, however for the number of good books and magazines students throw out.” This is very satirical for when he says he is grateful, and how he is horrified for the work the students do. He is sort of saying he feels bad for the students, which is also ironic because he is homeless. This shows how he has thought about what the students do which can be interpreted as professional, contributing to his

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The tone is portrayed throughout the story by the use of personal examples of Eighner's time having to dumpster dive. Eighner explains the effects dumpster diving made on his life and how it changed him to be the person he has become, “Once I was the sort of person who invests materials objects with sentimental value. Now I no longer have those things, but I have the sentiments” (94). Eighner reflects the tone through this quote by explaining how he used to be the type of person that would “invest” in material objects, but has transfigured to a man who does not care what the price of something is. The tone shown by Eighner clarifying how dumpster diving changed him for the better. Equally as important, Eighner continues to explain how dumpster

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Dumpster Diving: Beneficial Yet Detrimental When people think about dumpsters, a disgusted image of wretched odors, tornadoes of flies, and spilled sour liquids comes to their minds. In addition, they stay away from dumpsters, fearing they would catch some type of illness. Yet, people don’t know that dumpsters has all types of treasures.

The consumer culture of America has led to a generation that believes obtaining the latest Iphone or an expensive car is essential for happiness. Eighner, in “On Dumpster Diving,” declares they are wrong. In “On Dumpster Diving,” Eighner describes his unique personal experiences from living on the street, and reflects on the lessons he learned from his experiences. Through meaningful syntax and diction, and a non-critical tone, Eighner challenges the audience to question their futile hunt for meaningless objects and wastefulness, and consider living by the lessons Eighner learned on the streets.

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