"On Dumpster Diving" is about Lara Eighner who describes his experiences on the street and the art of Dumpster diving. He also goes over how to pick good food V.S. rotten food. Eighner intentionally presents himself as educated not only to disprove any assumptions the reader may have about him based on his socioeconomic status, but also to relate to the target audience. This is effective for the author's argument because by doing this he was able to reach a wider audience such as being published in the Threepenny Review.
