Anna Quindlen Stuff Is Not Salvation
Anna Quindlen wrote an essay title “Stuff Is Not Salvation” she began by telling a story about a Wal-Mart employee. What passes for the holiday season began before dawn. The day after Thanksgiving, when a worker at a Wal-Mart in Valley Stream, New York. was trampled to death by a mob of bargain hunters. Afterward, there were reports that some people were mesmerized by cheap consumer electronics and discounted toys. The people kept shopping even after announcements to clear the store. (Quindlen)
According to Anna Quindlen, the drumbeat that accompanied Black Friday this year was that numbers had to redeem us, that if enough, money was spent by shoppers it would indicate that things were not so bad after all. But what the economy required was at odds with a necessary epiphany. Because things are critical, many people have become hesitant to spend money on unimportant things. And in the process they began to realize that it’s all nothing. The author believes that Americans would spend their money to buy items that they have seen advertised on television for satisfaction. During Black Friday shoppers will go out to stores to purchased items for a lower price such as flat screen TV, computers, and other appliances. The author stated, “Oh there is still plenty of need.” But people do not consider to buy things that they want such as food. …show more content…
A person should consider to buy the things that they need instead of what they want. There is a lot of famous people that has several exotic cars but somehow lives a miserable life. A person with one car will live better than the person with two or more. In today’s society, materialistic thing cause less happiness than people who are less
According to Anna Quindlen, the drumbeat that accompanied Black Friday this year was that numbers had to redeem us, that if enough, money was spent by shoppers it would indicate that things were not so bad after all. But what the economy required was at odds with a necessary epiphany. Because things are critical, many people have become hesitant to spend money on unimportant things. And in the process they began to realize that it’s all nothing. The author believes that Americans would spend their money to buy items that they have seen advertised on television for satisfaction. During Black Friday shoppers will go out to stores to purchased items for a lower price such as flat screen TV, computers, and other appliances. The author stated, “Oh there is still plenty of need.” But people do not consider to buy things that they want such as food. …show more content…
A person should consider to buy the things that they need instead of what they want. There is a lot of famous people that has several exotic cars but somehow lives a miserable life. A person with one car will live better than the person with two or more. In today’s society, materialistic thing cause less happiness than people who are less