Capitalism Every year there are millions people come to America to seeking their American dreams. People aim at higher incomes, better life. They all believe American is the place of happiness. Therefore, they suck all the challenges up and smile to all the difficulties. However, they do not know that the American dream is never here. Hard working is not the symbol of successful. Everyone here is replaceable and everything is for sale here, even the highway and the prison owned by private companies. The idea of capitalism is unconsciously inside of our culture. George Saunders is a famous contemporary writer who loves to critique American culture. In his essays, “Four Institutional Monologues,” “Sea Oak” and “The Semplica-Girl Diaries,” Saunders…show more content… In “The Semplica-Girl Diaries,” Saunders is a middle class father who is suffering in the credit card bills and the pressures from other families and kids. Since Americans culture is about capitalism, everyone compares themselves to other consciously or unconsciously, especially relating to family. Saunders records his conversation with his daughter, “Is it because you are afraid that, given our small house and bare yard, party might be boring or embarrassing? At which she burst into tears and said, Oh, Daddy.” Even his thirteen years old daughter understands that the money is important. She feels embarrass and sad when she thinks her family poorer than other. As a father, Saunders will never want to disappoint his children. He feels the pressures from his kids and he will work as hard as he can to make his children happy, even sale himself. Saunders writes, “Easy for you to say! You are not here, in our world, with kids, kids you love, while other people are doing good things for their kids …There is so much I want to do and experience and give to kids. Time going by so quickly, kids growing up so fast. If not now, when?” Saunders loves his kids. When capitalism idea relates with his kids’ happiness, he becomes capitalist. During the comparison between families, there is no doubt that other families will be in same situation too. The capitalism idea is cover entire America. Additionally, kids will be taught as capitalists too. Saunders describes his daughter after birthday party: “Lilly, on other hand, wrote all thank-you notes tonight in one sitting, mopped kitchen without being asked, then was out in yard w/ flashlight, picking up Ferber area with new poop-scoop she apparently rode on bike to buy w/ own money at Fas Mart (!)” Kids in America know how to appreciate all the goods and the
