What I Enjoyed

I believe that the most interesting thing that I read in this class was Grant McCracken’s, “The evocative Power of Things: Consumer Goods and the Preservation of Hopes and Ideals”. This was very interesting to me because of the ideas expressed throughout. I agree with McCracken when he mentions how people will never be satisfied with what they have. In general, there is always something bigger and better that is wanted. It I was to try to read this before I had this class I would have never made it all the way through, but with the help and analysis of the class room I did. I also actually understood and enjoyed it. Not only did I agree with the ideas of this writing, but I also tried to look at my own life. I realized that I want things that are “ideal” and not “real” for the point that I’m at in my own life. This writing reminds me of when celebrities or people with lots of money mate statements about not being happy. McCracken mentions how much happiness is suppose to come from having the object in desire, but in reality another object takes the wanted objects place.