Negative Side Of Self Storage

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Peace Pilgrim once stated, “Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them. There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but no too much who are the happiest”. In today’s society, there are individuals who consider themselves materialists, prideful, rich and others not that wealthy. However, material possessions are one of the most unnecessary items that Americans people have, which sometimes could be a critical aspect that defines their identity. In fact, many people who experience such dilemma, have particularly rented self-storage room, which helps them to accumulate and save all their valuable possessions. In the article “The Self-Storage,” by Jon Moallem, …show more content…

As living in a world full of surprises, each individual will encounter difficult times in which he/she might want to give up because of not having a solution in their hands. But the only help that a person could have when he/she is experiencing difficult times of their life is a grain of hope. Hope and faith that things will get better and that better times will come. This is illustrated in the article The Self-Storage Self: “After her husband left to serve in Iraq, she couldn’t afford the rent on her house in Oakland. So she locked everything but her clothes and school books in storage” (Mooallem 107). This tells readers, that storage room not only allows people to save material items inside of a room but also, permits others to have a place where to put their personal belonging when he/she might have to sell his/her house. Because of this, storage room being a place of hope strengthen Moallem’s point of view of what defines Americans identity.
Overall, self-storage facilities could be categorized as the number one identical symbolization of the American society. Its representation is more than a cultural mythology, which allows an individual to save valuable items and provide them with a piece of hope in difficult moments of their lives. As the years continue to pass, storage room will always be a cultural aspect that defines and shapes American’s identity. As a society, each individual must learn how to take advantage of all storage room and not misuse them by over accumulating unnecessary items that perhaps, could affect them

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