Neat People Vs Sloppy People By Suzanne Britt Analysis

After reading the essay “Neat people vs. Sloppy People,” by Suzanne Britt, which appears in The Norton Mix, the readers read on how neat people are the lazy and mean ones in society and the author glorifies sloppy people on their vast sense of moral rectitude. In reality, neat people are organized in life, throwing out what is unneeded so they can succeed. Sloppy people hold on to everything, not realizing that what they are holding on to what will clutter their lives. Sloppy people prove themselves to be lazier and meaner with not letting go of things, holding onto the past, procrastinating to where nothing ever gets done and being insensitive to others through their nonproductive ways.
Neat people seem to always have a plan in life. If something gets in their way of that plan, then it is simply discarded. It is not being insensitive; it is being focused. Neat people are people too in the essay the author says “They are so insensitive” (316), how can the author say that …show more content…
This is especially true with sloppy people. Not being able to move on in life makes it difficult to be productive. Neat people do not have to hold on to things. They put things in there, what they think, is respected place and move on. The author is exaggerating neat people’s perspective on how they live life and do things, rather than looking at it as them wanting to be productive and not being held back by holding on to things they do not want to. Britt goes on to say “They have cavalier attitudes towards possessions, including family heirlooms. Everything is just another dust-catcher to them” (315). This exaggerated quote from Britt, clearly shows she does not know very many neat people. Neat people are people too and put everything that holds value to them in a place they feel is right and clearly what they think is clutter out. It is lazier to just keep stuff cluttered everywhere, which is what sloppy people