Not once does Eighner antagonize dumpster diving, nor does he suggest his audience should pity for the homeless. Never does Eighner offend or degrade dumpster diving, nor does he wish pity upon the homeless — as a matter of fact, he correlates what he’s learned as a dumpster diver to the attitudes of “the very wealthy.” What he’s learned while scavenging left him to his one-of-a-kind attitude towards wealth. To interpret this belief, Eighner begins by explaining that his “desire to grab for the gaudy bauble has been sated.” By definition, “the gaudy bauble” refers to glamorous things; making it reasonable to deduce that Eighner’s “desire” for flashy materials has been satisfied by the lessons he’s learned as a dumpster diver. He reaches the nitty-gritty of his perspective towards wealth by stating “we [him and the wealthy] both know there is plenty more where what we have came from. Eighner has come …show more content…
And, to his point of view, that makes him similar to the wealthy — both of the know where to find more of things. To further his comparison to the wealthy, Eighner groups himself with the wealthy, and separates them from “the rat-race millions”; the rest of society. He brings up the rest of society to contrast their attitude to those of the wealthy and him. To his eyes, the rest of society have “confounded their selves with objects” that they don’t need, and will probably throw out to the dumpsters sooner or later — and he will be there to find them. Similar to Eighner, I have come to comprehend that wealth is subjective. The definition of wealth isn’t as intangible as society views it. Despite the fact that I am categorized as homeless, a category of people who are looked down upon and belittled, I have had the richest and most adventurous of experiences; I have interacted with the finest of minds; I have experienced bountiful moments of bliss; making me “very