Lefevre and Dante

Mike Lefevre was a steelworker.  He had a depressed attitude on life.  He said, “It’s hard to take pride in a bridge you’re never gonna cross, in a door you’re never gonna open. You’re mass-producing things and you never see the end result of it” (319) He feels that there is no end to his work.  He takes no pride in his work.  He simply does it to survive.  I think it is important that we do stuff with a purpose.  For example, when we read for English class, we shouldn’t read to get it done, but we should read to understand and get smarter.  Mike Lefevre couldn’t find the purpose in his job.  He couldn’t find the pride in his job.  He was only doing it to make money and support his family.  When we go grow up, we are going to have to get a job.  This should be a job where we can “take pride.”  It should be something we enjoy.  Mike Lefevre didn’t enjoy being a steelworker.  Hopefully, we will find jobs that we will enjoy in our future.

Dolores Dante was a waitress.  Like Lefevre, her job came to her as she needed money fast.  She didn’t have the luxury to pick the job she wanted.  She worked from 5:00P.M to 2:00A.M everyday.  She said, “I became a waitress because I needed money fast”  This made me think about how lucky we are to live in Deerfield.  In Deerfield, we get a top tier education.  We need to take advantage of this education and appreciate it.  I am sure Dolores would have loved to receive a Deerfield High School education, which would allow her to work normal hours in a job she wanted.  We need to appreciate our education and take advantage of it.  We need to work hard so in the future we can find a job with proper hours and a job we can enjoy.