“My name is Tucker Max, and I am
an asshole” (Back Cover of I Hope They
Serve Beer In Hell). Reading the back of this particular narrative, one can
only hope that this man, Tucker Max, is elaborating and telling one tall tale.
Unfortunately, this book is completely true. This man lives a life of drinking,
sleeping with women, and being an all-around professional jerk. In other words,
Tucker Max does not live an ethical, moral life.
The opening story, “The Famous
Sushi Pants Story,” gives a wonderful illustration of how Tucker Max lives his
life in the most hedonistic way. In this particular story, Tucker tries to see
how high he can get his Blood Alcohol Content by blowing on the portable
alcohol breathalyzer(Max 1). In the course of this event, he describes his
surroundings, where he is, who he is in company with, and other details like
that. As the night progresses, he becomes consumed with the attention he gets
from blowing a higher BAC. The night progresses so that Tucker Max is very
drunk. When this man is drunk, he gets belligerent and not very polite to his
fellow human beings. In this story, Tucker Max exhibits behavior of a proud
individual who won’t take no for an answer, who has to put down his fellow
human beings so that he ends up on top.
To live the good life, one must
achieve happiness as says Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics). One might say that Tucker Max is a happy guy. He achieves
happiness through drinking excessively, sleeping with many women, exploiting
the women, and never taking no for an answer. This is Tucker Max’s life! This
is who I will be looking at and whether he lives an ethical, moral life.
