People travel abroad for many different reasons. Some want to see the world, to explore their heritage, or learn about new cultures. One thing that they all have in common is that they want to experience the world in a way that they’re not capable of doing within just the United States. But how do you explain coming back to the U.S. after four and a half years of being abroad and realizing that the way of life you thought you were returning to has completely turned upside down. For David Brooks, his abroad experiences lead him to gain a new perspective of his own country. Realizing that cultures are constantly changing and that he has returned to a new era. In his book the topics I found most interesting was his explanation on who this new generation is, their work life, what they do for pleasure, and their spiritual life.
In every society people are often put into categories. Stereotyped by what they do, how they dress, and who they associate themselves with. Before the authors trip, he could tell an obvious distinction between two groups in particular. The bourgeoisies, who were…show more content… After reading David Books novel “Bobos in Paradise”, I have come to find that it takes a huge income to be a true Bobo. Brooks has his readers almost feeling sorry for a University professor whose income is “only” $180 thousand. Barely making enough to cover the private schools and nanny for her kids, her salary pales in comparison to her similarly educated peers. She is a prime example of “status-income disequilibrium” or “SID”. Those afflicted with SID have intellectual or artistic jobs, working as developmental biologist or a civil rights lawyer. These highly successful Bobos can lose perspective and feel deprived when the people they socialize with are making excessive amounts more money than them doing crude jobs like financial management or an
