Rhetorical Analysis Of Dumpster Diving

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Eighner uses diction that expresses different types of tones. For the most part, the essay has a didactic tone; Eighner is attempting to teach us a lesson. At first he teaches the reader how to dumpster dive effectively. It might seem straightforward. He explains his knowledge on dumpsters themselves and the method of dumpster diving, but there is an underlying meaning for his teachings. He wants the reader to reevaluate their life and how they live it. When he discusses what foods and materials can be saved, instead of it being a lesson on dumpster diving, he has the reader reflect on what they are wasting. He wants the reader to have his mindset of giving value to the things people own and not wasting everything people acquire. The essay