The narrator himself mentions that his job has something to do with managing other people 's time (Page 105). This is ironic because he can’t even organize his own time. This reflects one of the major problems when it comes to work and capitalism, workers don’t see themselves in what they are doing. In the case of the narrator and Anna, it is as if capitalism is taking away their time and selling to back to them in the form of Martin. It is a very common practice in capitalism, to pay a worker little and then sell the product offering at a higher price. In the case what is being taken for little is the couples time, and Martin is now selling it back for about three times what it is worth. It is also quite interesting that Anna and the narrator both speak of wanting more time to waste (Page 105). Where 's Martin says he charges such a high price so that he won 't have to leave and let another appointment loom over the night (Page 103). This is quite ironic, considering for the couple, their work looms over their life, sucking most of their energy away. Yet Martin has all the time in the world capitalizing off the couple, his biggest worry being whether or not he will be able to fit his scuba diving class it that week (Page 105). He goes on to tell them that “you sell something to leave the rest of you free (106)”. Yet the couple has nothing left for free, they can 't even conversate with each other without having some sort of help. The reflects the proletariat’s struggle to maintain freedom and individuality while the bourgeoisie has all this time, and are free to do as the want. The couple is experiencing, as Marx would say, commodity fetishism. The are made to put value into things that have no objective value. They put value into speaking with Martin, telling him about their day and conversing with him as if he has value. When in reality he is charging them to be there, he doesn 't even consider
The narrator himself mentions that his job has something to do with managing other people 's time (Page 105). This is ironic because he can’t even organize his own time. This reflects one of the major problems when it comes to work and capitalism, workers don’t see themselves in what they are doing. In the case of the narrator and Anna, it is as if capitalism is taking away their time and selling to back to them in the form of Martin. It is a very common practice in capitalism, to pay a worker little and then sell the product offering at a higher price. In the case what is being taken for little is the couples time, and Martin is now selling it back for about three times what it is worth. It is also quite interesting that Anna and the narrator both speak of wanting more time to waste (Page 105). Where 's Martin says he charges such a high price so that he won 't have to leave and let another appointment loom over the night (Page 103). This is quite ironic, considering for the couple, their work looms over their life, sucking most of their energy away. Yet Martin has all the time in the world capitalizing off the couple, his biggest worry being whether or not he will be able to fit his scuba diving class it that week (Page 105). He goes on to tell them that “you sell something to leave the rest of you free (106)”. Yet the couple has nothing left for free, they can 't even conversate with each other without having some sort of help. The reflects the proletariat’s struggle to maintain freedom and individuality while the bourgeoisie has all this time, and are free to do as the want. The couple is experiencing, as Marx would say, commodity fetishism. The are made to put value into things that have no objective value. They put value into speaking with Martin, telling him about their day and conversing with him as if he has value. When in reality he is charging them to be there, he doesn 't even consider