Dumpster_Diving

Dumpster Diving A precursory reading of Lars Eighner’s article about dumpster diving revels that the author began the practice of “scavenging” about a year before he actually became homeless. This suggests to the reader that while dumpster diving may provide an effective method for survival while being homeless, for Eighner, the process of diving has more of a symbolic significance. What Eighner reveals in his article, however, is not only a reflection of his own personal struggles with materialism; rather it is a larger commentary about how life in America has become driven by consumerism. Critically assessing what Eighner writes about dumpster diving, it is quite evident that the author supports the ideology that life can be sustained through the practice. By offering such helpful hints as to cut the mold off of cheese and always ask “why was this thrown away'” when selecting food from the dumpster, Eighner is able t provide for his readers a practical guide for living, and further surviving, on the streets. However, as the reader progresses through the article, it becomes clear that the main objective of the author is not to show the reader how to survive on dumpster. Instead, Eighner’s point is to demonstrate that eighner, materialism, dumpster, while, live, life, diving, author, about, material, value, society, reader, however, homeless, eighner’s, article, world, through, survive, provide, process, practice, possessions, off, negative, ideas, future, further, driven, conclusions, come, become, years, year, writes