Argumentation: Ownership To have and, if possible, to hold is to be and to do, said Jean-Paul Sartre in his essay Being and Nothingness. "The totality of my possessions reflects the totality of my being," he wrote in 1949. "I am what I have… what is mine is myself." it is seen in societal rule that we are not so much what we think or do but what brand of clothing we have, what car we drive, to the home we live in, but are those things truly ours? Sartre views on ownership is an unhealthy one, but not all material wealth is bad, Ii believe that trurure ownership comes from a strong mind and big bank account, to truly own something we must be willing to give it up at any second, or else we become a slave to it.
The Grandfather was a Ford …show more content…
He comes for the time where brand loyalty was a big thing, or in other words no matter how bad the car got (which it got pretty bad) he would never stop being a Ford customer, regardless of circumstance. He saw himself thought the ideals of the brand, he wanted his family to be like the brand, tough, sturdy and strong. Though the very company owners were not like that he still believed it, the reason people do this is that instead of finding out who they truly are they associate their very being with a product or brand. Much like in “The Grapes of wrath” chapter 5 where the man on the tractor is proud of his power, he is able to mow down hundreds of acres of land in an afternoon. He is proud of a power which is not his, a machine that is owned by the bank, and paid by a bank that no one can control over and by people he will never meet. Yet he is a …show more content…
Remember that they are just raggs died in ink”. The most powerful man of the ancient world who had the most exotic comforts the world could provide was a stoic, who in several occasions fasted and lived something of a simple life. Though Ii don’t agree with several of their philosophies there are some valuable points. For example every morning look at your most prized possession, in my case it is my Citizen Watch, look at how simple it really is, look at the pieces of metal welded together or the nuts and bolts. When you realize that what you own is so simple and fragile, you will get the sense that you must be more than this simple object. You must be more than the tractor, or a number in your bank account. At that point you will start the path to selfhood, but Ii digress. In order to be happy with a few pennies or a million dollars we must cultivate a strong mindset., Hhow many artists or athletes enjoy doing their craft only to become famous then sue and whine about how they are getting 5 million dollars less compared to last year?. At that point they are defined by their stature, they become a sort of king in theirre eyes only to forget that as the philosopher Montaigne said “Even on the highests throne in the world, we still sit upon our asses”. They serve money, instead about being the other way around, and in the same respect Ii would argue that
The Grandfather was a Ford …show more content…
He comes for the time where brand loyalty was a big thing, or in other words no matter how bad the car got (which it got pretty bad) he would never stop being a Ford customer, regardless of circumstance. He saw himself thought the ideals of the brand, he wanted his family to be like the brand, tough, sturdy and strong. Though the very company owners were not like that he still believed it, the reason people do this is that instead of finding out who they truly are they associate their very being with a product or brand. Much like in “The Grapes of wrath” chapter 5 where the man on the tractor is proud of his power, he is able to mow down hundreds of acres of land in an afternoon. He is proud of a power which is not his, a machine that is owned by the bank, and paid by a bank that no one can control over and by people he will never meet. Yet he is a …show more content…
Remember that they are just raggs died in ink”. The most powerful man of the ancient world who had the most exotic comforts the world could provide was a stoic, who in several occasions fasted and lived something of a simple life. Though Ii don’t agree with several of their philosophies there are some valuable points. For example every morning look at your most prized possession, in my case it is my Citizen Watch, look at how simple it really is, look at the pieces of metal welded together or the nuts and bolts. When you realize that what you own is so simple and fragile, you will get the sense that you must be more than this simple object. You must be more than the tractor, or a number in your bank account. At that point you will start the path to selfhood, but Ii digress. In order to be happy with a few pennies or a million dollars we must cultivate a strong mindset., Hhow many artists or athletes enjoy doing their craft only to become famous then sue and whine about how they are getting 5 million dollars less compared to last year?. At that point they are defined by their stature, they become a sort of king in theirre eyes only to forget that as the philosopher Montaigne said “Even on the highests throne in the world, we still sit upon our asses”. They serve money, instead about being the other way around, and in the same respect Ii would argue that