35. Why We're Still in Love With the American Dream

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/04/why-were-still-in-love-with-the-american-dream/275330

In James Fallows' article, "Why We're Still in Love With the American Dream," he discuses about a concept, which started in the early history of United States, the American Dream. He starts off by going back in history and listing some "differences of class." He also lists a number of books which studies about the conflict between these classes. Fallows reveals the thoughts of each of the classes and their role in society. He also reveals that most Americans think that they live in a middle-class society. When it is actually not this way, Fallow, later, continues talking about the United State's growing speed and he informs that presently, "their economy is more polarized and unequal," their "economic welfare of our middle class has been stagnant rather than rising," and they are "also becoming more stratified and rigid." Even though Americans are in this state, the middle class still maintain their ideals and have thoughts which encourages them to reach the American Dream. 

The author's purpose in writing this article is to discuss about the American Dream still present in the United States among the middle-class Americans. He reveals the thoughts of these people and how they think of their society. The author does a good job in mentioning the past and how this case has been in American history for a long period of time. American Dream has always been a cause for the numerous immigrants who come to the United States. Fallows also uses comparison to discuss about the differences in the early America and the present America. Furthermore, he makes his article more reliable by referring to books which were important throughout history to capture his audience's attention. His audience is mainly consisted of the group which he discusses in his own article, the middle-class society. He want them to realize their own thoughts and actions throughout history.