Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things

Grant T. Smith, Ph. D.

Environmental Literature, English 204

Journal Assignment

For each chapter answer the following questions:

· Where do I recognize myself?

· What facts surprised me?

· What can I change in the way I live? Will this change be difficult or easy?

· Do I disagree with the author or challenge the author’s “facts”?

· Are the author’s suggestions of “What to Do?” realistic and/or meaningful?