August 25, 2013                                                                                Megan Massey

Denver Post

3452 Denver Ave.

895 Denver, CO

Dear John Steinbeck,

While I was reading your article I agreed and disagreed with some of things you mentioned. It was great to see someone else’s point of view that was so strong and dedicated in what they believe in.

The way this article was written I thought was very creative because it made me think about how we do act in America. At the same time there are a lot of positives that happen in America and a lot of us don’t realize. When you were writing this article I think that you should have had some positives followed by some negatives.

There was something that really stood out to me and that is when you said how greedy Americans are. When you stated, “ We fight our way in, and try to buy our way out” (Steinbeck) I agreed completely because we are so greedy and fight for what we want but then when we don’t want it anymore or we are in trouble we try to buy ourselves out of it.

“Our lives would not function without electricity.” (Steinbeck) completely relates to me because everything that all Americans do revolves around electricity in some way, whether it is transportation, communication, and basically every other important (and non-important) activity we partake in.

This article takes multiple perspectives on the American dream ad the lifestyles of Americans. It shows some of the positives (which in my mind, outweigh the negatives overall) that come with living in the country and some drawbacks as we move from generation to generation. As the country grows older, and becomes more technologically developed, our morals and values changed. Our views seem to be more focused upon technologically-based activities, and less on what used to be the essential skills and knowledge to make it in America.