1) It is no secret that the overall longing for material wealth today is bigger than ever seen. Many of us tend to believe that the richer we are, the better our lives will be, but according to Graham Hill, an entrepreneur and traveler, money does not necessarily buy happiness. In the New York Times article, “Living With Less. A lot Less.” published on the 9th of March, 2013, Hill argues against material wealth as an illusion of happiness. All things considered, the plot revolves around Hill’s very own life experiences, and with that he comes up with lots of advices to follow in order to lead a happy life.
Like several other people, Graham Hill used to be very fond of materials, but the tremendous dream house, the electronics, cars, appliances and gadgets all of a sudden ended up almost tearing him apart as he claims. The fact that we live in a world, where it is easier than ever to indulge ourselves with products is the main problem to why some people, according to Hill, simply just cannot live a happy life.
2) Because Hill himself has tried out this extravagant lifestyle and has now changed his lifestyle quite a lot, it is obviously very natural for him to compare these two lifestyles with each other in order to convince the readers about his opinion. When he does this, he uses the form of appeal, ethos, which for instance is quite evident, when he writes: “I have more time and money. Aside from my travel habit - which I try to keep in check by minimizing trips, combining trips and purchasing carbon offsets - I feel better that my carbon footprint is significally smaller than in my previous supersized life.” (p. 3 ll. 33-35). Not only does he in this quote emphasize, who he has become as a result of the change, he has made, he also portrays himself as a person with a particularly high moral standard who cares about his surroundings. In this way he manages to make himself seem trustworthy, which is the exact purpose of the ethos appeal.
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