Joe Gould as a Man

Joe Gould was a very interesting man. He himself was a vagabond, traveling around and getting meals and clothes wherever he could. He wore all second hand clothes, donated to him by friends who had worn them out, leading to a wardrobe that was consistently too big. He ate everything he could, notably eating ketchup because it was “the only grub I know of that’s free of charge.” Joe Gould shows us that materialistic objects don’t make a person who they are, it is the way you live your life that defines you as a person.