The Perfect Storm: An Analysis
For society a career seems to define a person. People choose to pursue certain careers for many reasons; salary, family, social status, security, and lastly interest. In most cases people chose a job based on income, although this may seem beneficial, it can destroy one's drive for life. Money defines some in today's society and the fact of being happy nearly crosses the mind when picking a career. Picking a job based on income sometimes is necessary but happiness and one's quality of life is also just as important, maybe even more. Society needs to advocate for choosing a job based on interest not just income for a better quality of life. A career that holds one’s attention can expand their interest and buy the ultimate happiness. When one
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In some cases a job based on income in necessary, and has the effect to make one feel accomplished. These type of careers over take their intended purpose for the salary. The stress of making money starts to build up and eventually make one lose what they once had. The stress is even stronger when one does not enjoy their job. Not enjoying the job makes the stress worse because they must continue to go to a job they have no interest in just to make enough money. Not only does a job for income create stress, it starts to overtake one’s life. In the novel, The Perfect Storm the author states a true scenario about a man losing his family over his job. Describing the job of a fisherman trying to support his family ultimately leaves him alone, “If it was hard on the men, it was even harder in the women… I did it for a long time before I eventually divorced him” (Junger 15). The ability to provide for oneself and their family is a reason for choosing a career. Although this may seem important and is it can turn a life for worse in the long run. While making money the man in the story loses what really meant the most to him, his family. A career should not depend on the money one receives because in the end people look back and see how happy or unhappy they were. For example in the Perfect storm the man choses the job for money to help his family, but in the end he loses his family. Choosing a job based on interest leads people to better and happier qualities of
In some cases a job based on income in necessary, and has the effect to make one feel accomplished. These type of careers over take their intended purpose for the salary. The stress of making money starts to build up and eventually make one lose what they once had. The stress is even stronger when one does not enjoy their job. Not enjoying the job makes the stress worse because they must continue to go to a job they have no interest in just to make enough money. Not only does a job for income create stress, it starts to overtake one’s life. In the novel, The Perfect Storm the author states a true scenario about a man losing his family over his job. Describing the job of a fisherman trying to support his family ultimately leaves him alone, “If it was hard on the men, it was even harder in the women… I did it for a long time before I eventually divorced him” (Junger 15). The ability to provide for oneself and their family is a reason for choosing a career. Although this may seem important and is it can turn a life for worse in the long run. While making money the man in the story loses what really meant the most to him, his family. A career should not depend on the money one receives because in the end people look back and see how happy or unhappy they were. For example in the Perfect storm the man choses the job for money to help his family, but in the end he loses his family. Choosing a job based on interest leads people to better and happier qualities of