River Reader Questions #5
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River Reader Questions #5
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My Daily Dives in the Dumpster (114-120)
Questions about Purpose
1.
Why does Eighner prefer the term scavenging to
scrounging
or
foraging
to characterize
the process he analyzes?
a.
Eighner prefers to use the term
scavenging
to characterize the process of
analyzing his discoveries; “I live from the refuse of others. I am a scavenger”.
Compared to other terms such as
scrounging
he uses “when he means to be
obscure”, and the term
foraging
he uses “for gathering nuts and berries”. I feel
that Eighner prefers using different terminology in the goal of wanting his readers
to disassociate the negative stigmas surrounding Dumpster diving and its
correlation with homelessness.
2.
In what ways does he demonstrate that Dumpster diving is a “sound and honorable
niche”?
a.
Eighner demonstrates Dumpster diving to a “sound and honorable niche” from the
skills he’s learned from scavenging to live as a “slightly less wasteful consumer”.
He then mentions what he has all personally gathered from Dumpters to
effectively articulate the message that somebody's trash is another person's
treasure.
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Questions about Audience
1.
How does Eighner anticipate his audience’s reaction to his subject by presenting the
“predictable stages that a person goes through in learning to scavenge”?
a.
Eighner anticipates his audience's reaction to be disgusted throughout presenting
the “predictable stages a person goes through in learning to scavenge” and
sympathetic for the situation causing a person to scavenge Dumpsters.
Throughout learning the different scavenger stages a person goes through,
Eighner audience’s reaction shifts to having understanding for his stance on
scavenging.
2.
How does his “scavenger ethics” enhance his standing with his readers?
a.
Eighner’s “scavenger ethics” enhance his standing by developing a moral code
scavengers should abide by: “the senses and common sense to evaluate the
condition of the found materials; knowing the Dumpters of a given area and
checking them regularly; and seeking always to answer the question, Why was
this discarded?”. An awareness of guidelines and recommendations make Eigners
stance on scavenging more inviting for his audience to digest.
Questions about Strategies
1.
How does Eighner use the example of pizza to illustrate the three principles of eating
from a Dumpster?
a.
Eighner uses the example of pizza to illustrate the three principles of eating from
a Dumpster by stating “prepared food requires caution”, and “the products used to
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be discarded are boxed up because inventory is kept by counting boxes”. Eighner
applies all three principles throughout this example by explaining the safest foods
you can find and the ones to be wary of.
2.
How does his analysis of the process of “soda-can scrounging” help distinguish that
process from the process of “scavenging”?
a.
Eighner’s explanation of the values and habits soda-can scrounging exhibit allows
the audience to differentiate
scrounging
from
scavenging
, he mentions; “A true
scavenger hates to see good stuff go to waste, and what he cannot use he leaves in
good condition in plain sight. Can scrounger lay waste to everything in their
path”. His view-point on “soda-can scrounging”, also helps the audience
distinguish the differences of each process.
When you Camp (122-126)
Questions about Purpose
1.
In what ways does Hemingway establish the purpose of his essay in the first paragraph?
Does he suggest that he will be giving directions or providing information?
a.
In the first paragraph of his essay Hemingway draws attention towards the “high
cost of living”, and his important stance behind why “a man who gets his two
weeks’ for vacation should be able to put those two weeks in fishing and camping
and be able to save one week’s salary”. Hemingway writes assertively what he
thinks the camping experience should be. Then begins explaining the tools and
resources available for people to be better campers in facing the challenges
struggles camping can create.
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2.
According to Hemingway, what purposes do people expect to achieve by camping? Why
do most people fail to achieve those purposes?
a.
Hemingway expects people to achieve a more knowledge perspective of the
advantages/disadvantages the reality of camping can generate. He expects his
readers to be less apprehensive in camping after reading his essay with the step by
step instructions on how to be a “real woodsman”. Most people fail to achieve a
successful camping experience, because they lack the fundamental understanding
of all camping aspects.
Questions about Audience
1.
Although this essay appeared in a mass circulation newspaper, it is directed at a specific
group of readers. Who are they, and why does Hemingway assume they are his audience?
a.
This essay is directed to the group of readers who are presumably white, straight,
adult working class men as he mentions in the beginning “a man who”, and
furthermore a lot of his opening sentences begin with he/his pronouns.
Hemingway assumes these kinds of men are his audience with his articulation in
mentioning how specific feminine tasks can also be done by a man, “Any man of
average office intelligence can make at least as good a pie as his wife”.
2.
What group of readers does he exclude from his analysis? Why does he assume they have
no interest in camping?
a.
Hemingway excludes the general female audience of readers throughout his
analysis. His focus on explaining stereotypical female oriented tasks men think
are “mysterious and difficult”, are directed towards the male audience and can
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also be seen as an offensive oversimplification for female audience readers. He
presumes female readers have no interest in camping; solely in my opinion based
on stereotypical mindsets on what female readers are expected to have interest in,
such as shopping, internet usage, and other female related interests.
Questions about Strategies
1.
How many processes does Hemingway analyze in this essay?
a.
Hemingway is very straightforward throughout his process analysis essay, by
stating the problems campers are likely to endure and then following with correct
methods to avoid possible issues camping can generate. He goes in depth about
cooking with step-by-step processes on how to make pancakes, bacon, trout, and
pie. As well as insight on how to avoid insects with “citronella oil”, and proper
techniques in pitching a tent for better sleep.
2.
He devotes most of his essay to explaining how to cook a meal. What steps must be
suspended while others are completed? What steps should be avoided? What small steps
are buried within larger steps?
a.
By devoting the majority of his essay to explaining how to cook a meal he
suspends the steps of being rested and in good condition when returning from the
camping. Hemingway should avoid specifying particularly cooking steps when
explaining how to melt butter, and the condiments that pair well with flapjacks.
The small steps that are buried within the larger steps of his explanation of
cooking evolve around keeping the camper happy throughout the cooking
process, he continually mentions the crowd's satisfaction throughout his process
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analysis in explaining the importance of making certain food before others and
vice versa, to achieve a better camping experience.
Word Count (answers only): 868
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