"You can't substitute material things for love or for gentleness or for tenderness or for a sense of comradeship" (42)
Think about our present-day media-driven culture. Why are material things so important? What are some examples of pop culture that emphasizes material things?
I think that material things are so important in our lives because it is something that is looked up to in today’s society and generally accepted. Everyone wants to have that special item just to fit in but as soon as that item gets old or goes out of style they don’t fit in anymore and always want something better. People that think having material things in their life is so important is because they want to be the best of the best and to make themselves feel like they are better than everyone else. At some point in everyone’s lives all of us want what they have, the fame, the fortune and the items they have, but in reality this may never happen. We want it to happen because we want to be like the celebrities and fit in by having the latest technology or the best clothing or accessory possible. We tend to think that having the materialized items in our life will lead to having no problems in our lives because when you can afford all the top quality and best things that usually means you’re rich and since you’re rich you aren’t suppose to have any problems. In the book Morrie says that “I can tell you, as I’m sitting here dying, when you most need it, neither money nor power will give you the feeling you’re looking for, no matter how much of them you have”(125). No matter how much money you have or how many materialized items you have it can’t solve everything in your life, some things will stay the same and others will change but if you really know who you are and stay true to yourself money shouldn’t matter. In our media driven culture today many of the materialized items are emphasized at special events such as the Oscars. Some examples of that are the dresses the celebrities wear and the jewelery they wear because they always try and have the fanciest things they can. Celebrities also try and have the best or the biggest house out of everyone. While material things seem important in today’s society they really aren’t because in the end it doesn’t matter if you have the biggest or the best , it’s about the people you love and care about.
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