For this assignment I chose to interview my Mother. Her answers reinforced his idea of over-work making people unhappy, but her other responses countered Thoreau’s arguments. From what my Mother told me, she is in fact, overall, happy. When I asked if her work adds or detracts from her happiness, she hesitated before telling me “A little bit of both,” but later on when I asked her what change in her life could make her happier she explained that getting a better paying job, and doing something that speaks to her, would make her happier. Those responses reinforces Thoreau’s idea over-work makes people unhappy. Even though she revealed to me that she is generally happy with her life, work is her main source of unhappiness. My Mother does believe
