Summary Of Some Lessons From The Assembly Line Sparknotes

Some Lessons from the Assembly Line After reading through Some Lessons from The Assembly Line by Andrew Braaksma, I first believed that the main point of the story is to describe the author's experiences with Blue-collar work and college. One of the things I find interesting about this is how the author chooses to explain his thoughts on the topic via describing his own life experiences. By showing us his experiences with both, we're able to understand just how much of a discrepancy there is between blue-collar and college life. I reread the article and now believe that the main point is to show college students not only why college is important, but also how hard the alternative to college blue-collar life can be . The article's

While I have never gone through any experiences such as working at a factory, it doesn’t take experience or a vivid imagination to realize just how different my life is compared to that of factory workers. This truly resonated with me, and even now I strongly agree with the points he brought forth with this. Not only that, but I feel that in general he did an excellent job of meeting his goal with the evidence brought forward. Using descriptors like lush to describe college scenery and hulking to describe the machines that tower over the workers of the factory really helps paint a vivid image in the minds of readers, and I feel this is enough to help the author support his first point.
The second key point is how brutal the alternative to college, blue-collar life, can be. "After a particularly exhausting string of 12-hour days at a plastics factory, I remember being shocked at how small my check seemed. I couldn't believe how little I was taking home after all the hours I spent on the sweltering production floor."(Braaksma) This evidence supports my claim by showing how hard blue-collar life can

"As frustrating as the work can be, the most stressful thing about blue-collar life is knowing your job could disappear overnight. Issues like downsizing and overseas relocation had always seemed distant to me until my co-workers at one factory told me that the unit I was working in would be shut down within six months and moved to Mexico, where people would work for 60 cents an hour."(Braaksma) The key point supports his claim because it shows the hardships of blue-collar life, and how risky it can be at times.

After having read it, I felt I had to agree with this as well. One of the biggest problems of blue-collar work is how bad the job security is. It’s because of this that one might always end their work day, worrying that one day they may no longer have a workplace to come back to. It’s because of this that I feel this was effective at helping the author achieve his goal. I feel that this article doesn’t need additional information.
The article's main theme of the importance of education and how it shouldn't be taken for granted is well argued because the author includes the difference between college and blue-collar life, describes his own life experiences, and describes how safe and stable college life can be when compared to blue-collar