• At first glance, it seems like Eighner wrote this article as a “how to” guide for people who wanted to dumpster dive, but as you read and reflect on his words… it becomes more obvious he is condemning society’s wastefulness and its materialistic desires, to the point where the scavenger feels sorry for the must-haves.
“Between us are the rat-race millions who have confounded their selves with the objects they grasp… I am sorry for them” (Eighner 6).
• He wants to share his experiences as a dumpster diver or “scavenger” to make people stop and think about their own desire to acquire and their wasteful habits.
“…if I could I would naturally prefer to live the comfortable consumer life, perhaps – and only perhaps – as a slightly less wasteful
“Between us are the rat-race millions who have confounded their selves with the objects they grasp… I am sorry for them” (Eighner 6).
• He wants to share his experiences as a dumpster diver or “scavenger” to make people stop and think about their own desire to acquire and their wasteful habits.
“…if I could I would naturally prefer to live the comfortable consumer life, perhaps – and only perhaps – as a slightly less wasteful