Blog #4: Lars Eighner - "On Dumpster Diving"
Eighner’s audience is a very tough one to distinguish; since he makes many references to different demographics it is most likely to be all. There is, though, a very strong emphasis on young adults and businesses. He describes what these two audiences throw out frequently.
Through out the pieces Eighner uses two different methods or styles of writing. He tells many stories of his diving experiences and he uses these stories to back up the meaning and desire of dumpster diving, as well as, the wastefulness of people.
His tone through out the pieces is a very positive one. The only time he “attacks” a certain demographic is when he is talking about a certain group outside his audience; The “can scroungers”. He goes on rants about how they tear up the dumpsters and make all the salvageable food unsalvageable. This aspect to his piece really brings his readers or audience into his own perspective.
When I saw this on the reading list for this class I was actually quite excited. A friend of mine who moved to montreal a couple years ago, who is probably one of the most uptight and conservative person I know, recently started dumpster diving. It just goes to show how popular this has really come. I think thats even and underlying point Eighner is trying to make. People really shouldn't be so uptight about it.
Would you ever find yourself dumpster diving? If so would you go through the same stages Eighner describes in his writings.
Through out the pieces Eighner uses two different methods or styles of writing. He tells many stories of his diving experiences and he uses these stories to back up the meaning and desire of dumpster diving, as well as, the wastefulness of people.
His tone through out the pieces is a very positive one. The only time he “attacks” a certain demographic is when he is talking about a certain group outside his audience; The “can scroungers”. He goes on rants about how they tear up the dumpsters and make all the salvageable food unsalvageable. This aspect to his piece really brings his readers or audience into his own perspective.
When I saw this on the reading list for this class I was actually quite excited. A friend of mine who moved to montreal a couple years ago, who is probably one of the most uptight and conservative person I know, recently started dumpster diving. It just goes to show how popular this has really come. I think thats even and underlying point Eighner is trying to make. People really shouldn't be so uptight about it.
Would you ever find yourself dumpster diving? If so would you go through the same stages Eighner describes in his writings.