Stanley Fish's Summary: Getting Coffee Is Hard To Do

Why is everything so complicated? Stanley Fish’s article “Getting Coffee is Hard to do” is about how the simple process of getting a hot,steamy drink is so much more complex than old times. He mentions the process and just how complicated and stressful it is. Whether it is fighting through the crowd for a straw or struggling to decide how many creamers will make it taste good. He satirically makes the point of how the workers do not actually work as used to, the people have to basically make their coffee when the workers are getting paid. Today these problems are still in utilization like, the process of getting gas and paying at the pump. Imagine an elderly person trying to learn to pay at the pump for first time. This provokes confusion …show more content…
One emotion that could fit in this condition is worryness. When the gas stations are closed, car empty, no card. The term “worried” will be the perfect term for the state of mind the people are in. The fear of being stuck in the road or not knowing what to do is a trouble to have. In movies there are always scenes where a woman gets stuck on the side of the road in a scary movie. Shown on the screen by the speech, facials, and reactions always intend the woman is worried. Also scared to not know what could happen to her in this situation. Another emotion that could be related to this situation is frustration, an elderly woman that has never used these machines before could easily become frustrated. The frustration could come from confusion or misunderstanding the task never performed by this generation. Many grandparents or great- grandparents never have used these machines before and many inquire these for the first time and the reactions are different for many. The shock or confusion could ultimately arrive from speed of technology uprising in our nation right now. Through all the different emotions corresponding this situation there is also many logics