One of the most important rules that the families along the highway followed is rule #2, which forbids the fouling or wasting of water in any way. This contributes in a lot of ways to the people's camping societies in that water was scarce to begin with while traveling along Route 66. Water is a very important necessity to the human body, required to handle the body's processes. For one, it supplies the body with many nutrients required in order to survive. During the blazing heat along the camps, water is especially needed to prevent dehydration, which can be a result of death for many. The scarcity of water portrays a disrespect if one were to waste or play with water. By forbidding this action, the families are able to preserve lots of water not only for themselves, but also other families that do not have this necessity. Since the families make it their job to help other families, preserving a basic, but very important, necessity is essential to function in their everyday lives along Route 66.
Also another very important rule in the campers’ society is rule #3, which forbids the eating of rich foods when one camper right next to them is going hungry. As displayed by their morals, the families traveling along Route 66 make it a point to help one another. One enjoying a delicious and appetizing meal while another is going hungry can considered to be disrespectful, which is exactly why it is forbidden. This rule requires those who have a luxurious meal to share them to a starving traveller alongside them, which enables their society to be very giving and helpful to one another. By having this rule, it implies that with everything else, one must help another man (or a woman) in need.
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