The Decline Of Neatness Norman Cousin Analysis

In Norman Cousin’s article “The Decline of Neatness”, he indicates that the new generation no longer care about being neat. Their sloppiness is a result of laziness and being careless. Sloppiness as the Cousins describes is “like a virus”, when has spreads too many aspects of society widely to ignore existence new generation. It conclude that people have little idea of dressing properly but regardless of what they wear either fashionable or popular thing is nothing wrong. The sense of neatness also seem in the language violence has no difference with handgun possession. The Cousins state that “linguistic pauper”, is not only poor but also full of violence as if we can talk to each other without swearing. The effect is to foster attitudes of