Ignorance In Katie Kelley's Essay 'Garbage'

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In Katie Kelley’s essay “Garbage,” from The Norton Sampler it argues New Yorkers frivolous attitude perpetuates their garbage problem. Jerome Kretchmer, the Environmental Protection officer, perpetuates Fresh Kills, New York’s largest landfill, with his ignorance. Kelley says that “Jerome Kretchmer (…) had-taken his seven-year-old daughter’s class out to Fresh Kills for a field trip.” (108). The garbage problem is caused by the ignorance of New Yorker’s. Kretchmer is expected to protect the environment, but is prolonging the garbage problem by taking his daughter’s class on field trip to Fresh Kills. This shows his support of the garbage problem. His ignorance leads the younger generations to conclude that this is not a conflict which will