“It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness” –Charles Spurgeon. In life, many of us think having it all will make us happy, but James Hamblin shows us in his article that it is not the items that make us happy, but the experiences. In his article Buy Experiences, Not Things, the author, James Hamblin, uses comedy, graphs, and cited quotes to strengthen his point that buying experiences will produce more happiness, in an individual, than buying material items. James Hamblin uses many rhetorical devises in his article Buy Experiences, Not Things, but his strongest device is comical aspects. Hamblin makes it amusing for his readers by putting humor into his work. This also allows the author to nail the controversial
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Even Vampire Weekend fans cannot let out a chuckle at this remark. “’When my MacBook has the colorful pinwheel show up,’ Kumar said, "I can't say, well, at least my computer is malfunctioning!’ ‘At least my computer and I get to spend more time together because it's working so slowly,’ I offered” (Hamblin, 2014). While James Hamblin talks with Amit Kumar, a Cornell doctoral candidate, Hamblin jokes about if his computer is taking a while to load, he gets to spend more time with his computer while it’s still …show more content…
These quotes help Hamblin get his point across to the reader, and also helps prove his point. “’You can think about waiting for a delicious meal at a nice restaurant or looking forward to a vacation,’ Kumar told me, "and how different that feels from waiting for, say, your pre-ordered iPhone to arrive. Or when the two-day shipping on Amazon Prime doesn’t seem fast enough’” (Hamblin, 2014). Hamblin picks this quote because of the fact that it puts waiting for an experience and waiting for a material item. It puts perspective on how waiting for your warm food on a long, cold day is twice as anticipating as waiting for what you just ordered on amazon. “’There are actually instances of positivity when people are waiting for experiences,’ Kumar said, like talking to other people in the concert line about what songs Vampire Weekend might play. So there is opportunity to connect with other people” (Hamblin, 2014). Hamblin chooses to put this quote into his article because it shows how waiting for an event can be positive and exciting. Studies show that human interaction is also another contribution to human
Even Vampire Weekend fans cannot let out a chuckle at this remark. “’When my MacBook has the colorful pinwheel show up,’ Kumar said, "I can't say, well, at least my computer is malfunctioning!’ ‘At least my computer and I get to spend more time together because it's working so slowly,’ I offered” (Hamblin, 2014). While James Hamblin talks with Amit Kumar, a Cornell doctoral candidate, Hamblin jokes about if his computer is taking a while to load, he gets to spend more time with his computer while it’s still …show more content…
These quotes help Hamblin get his point across to the reader, and also helps prove his point. “’You can think about waiting for a delicious meal at a nice restaurant or looking forward to a vacation,’ Kumar told me, "and how different that feels from waiting for, say, your pre-ordered iPhone to arrive. Or when the two-day shipping on Amazon Prime doesn’t seem fast enough’” (Hamblin, 2014). Hamblin picks this quote because of the fact that it puts waiting for an experience and waiting for a material item. It puts perspective on how waiting for your warm food on a long, cold day is twice as anticipating as waiting for what you just ordered on amazon. “’There are actually instances of positivity when people are waiting for experiences,’ Kumar said, like talking to other people in the concert line about what songs Vampire Weekend might play. So there is opportunity to connect with other people” (Hamblin, 2014). Hamblin chooses to put this quote into his article because it shows how waiting for an event can be positive and exciting. Studies show that human interaction is also another contribution to human