Deresiewicz's central idea, is that people can't live their lives without constant interference from others. He states that technology along with the idea of fame has made people feel that their self worth is determined by how often they have communication with others. People want to be visible, want their ideas and views approved, want their pictures liked and commented on. The idea of peace and quit, solitude is inexistent to our students. He argues his point by using history such as mentioning god, Montaigne, Hamlet, and Don Quixote.
2. Describe how he argues his case and whether he does so convincingly?
Deresiewicz's argument certainly has merit, because our world is over run with different ways to communicate with our friends and loved ones. Everything from posting pictures on Instagram, to written posts on twitter or a combination Facebook. Every email has a chat, theirs Skype for video chatting, and in all of that we never have time for ourselves. The only actual time we get to ourselves is when we go to sleep. Deresiewicz's uses fine points such as referencing how often a teenager texts, to religion, to how isolation is our greatest fear. If I believed fully in his viewpoint, I would argue he's convincing, but because I like many people feel isolation, I don't agree.…show more content… What evidence or examples does he cite to support his position? Do you agree or disagree with Deresiewicz, and why?
One example he uses is religion and the idea that when talking to god you must do it by yourself. He states that religious solitude is a way of cleaning your soul. He uses Marilynne Robinson's view that Calvinism focused on the inner soul and therefore to encounter god you must be in solidarity with yourself.
4) Drawing from your own reading and experience, explain your view of the
