Why Don T We Complain Analysis

The Essay “Why Don’t We Complain” written by William F. Buckley Jr. is about convincing Americans that it’s time to speak their minds and start complaining. Today’s society, Americans would rather accept inconveniences than speak their voice and create a better life for oneself. Americans should say something to someone with a higher power to change the problem they are having an issue with, so he or she can benefit from the change. An example from the essay, Buckley and his wife went to the movie theaters and the movie was out of focus. He explained to his wife that it was out of focus, and he wanted to complain, but she ignored him. Hoping for others in the theater to complain, but no one complained. This lead him to write about other situations

In the past ten years, he said, the volume of mail has noticeable decreased, even though the circulation of his magazine has risen.” This means that many people do not say what they believe is true and give their own opinion towards something believe needs to be fixed. This is similar to the essay “The Boston Photographs” because the newspaper company who revealed the tragic photos defended the woman, and some people mocked the woman. Another comparison is in “The Singer Solution to World Poverty”, on page 381 it states, “Now you, too have the information you need to save a child’s life. How should you judge yourself if you don’t do it? Think again about Bob and his Bugatti. Unlike Dora, Bob did not have to look into the eyes of the child he was sacrificing for his own material comfort.” Both “Why Don’t We Complain” and “The Singer Solution to World Poverty” are similar because it explains how people would rather save their own possessions, causing them to live with guilt for the rest of their