The Last American Man Chapter 8

• Blog – Why do the apprentices dislike Eustace so much? Would you want to work for him?

The apprentices dislike Eustace because he wanted more out of them then they could do. According to Eustace’s program manager 90 percent of his apprentices left “under of angry and bitter circumstances.” (Pg. 201) Eustace wanted his apprentices to do everything he did, which was everything. Eustace knew he worked hard to keep Turtle Island the way it is, but he was unaware of the unreal hours that he worked, and no one “was willing to work all day on building a barn and then sit up all night making phone calls and writing land deeds.” (Pg. 198) Even Eustace’s best apprentice, Jason quit before his two-year commitment was through. Jason had quit because he was unhappy of Eustace’s leadership.
I personally would not want to work for Eustace for mostly the same reasons as the people who actually worked for him. I agree that it would be fun to do for a little bit, but all day everyday I just wouldn’t be able to do it.