Many Americans, including Thoreau, criticize the storage business. Therefore, should Americans store their excessive items in storage facilities? Why must people pay storage facilities to store their items? Is it necessary to store their excessive items or should they throw it away? Are storage facilities necessary or are they a waste of land and resources? How these questions are answered depends on who answers it and what side they support. These questions pose criticism as opposing sides answer with different views based on the side they support. The storage industry is a growing business that allows other people to store their excessive items in a certain location, in a container, for a standard fee every month. These businesses continue to grow as more Americans decide to keep more of their…show more content… Should Americans store their ever-growing possessions in storage facilities?
In Walden, Thoreau’s view about storing possessions can be inferred that he disagrees with the storage of items. He believes that any items that serves no significant purpose should be burned, instead of being kept for the future purposes. His reasoning is that people store items for reasons that they hope will be needed one day. However, Thoreau views the keeping possessions as the unwillingness to be free from a burden. Other people also support the discarding of one’s own personal possessions like Bartram, who describes people in his town that burn possessions to renew themselves. Yet, even with many “savage nations” burning their pervious items, people still continue to hold on to their items for monetarily purposes. Many people choose to keep their items, also known as junk or trash by Thoreau, to auction off to other people. That’s the main purpose portrayed in Walden, as that people will spend money on more items than they can use just because the item looks unique. Even without a purpose, people will buy that item for decoration. However, Thoreau believes that by constantly having
