American Values | Consumerism Pervades American Society
In the subsequent viewpoint, David Klepper, a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at the time this viewpoint was written, asserts that consumerism has become the driving force of American society. According to Klepper, Americans are fixated on the mindless and neverending pursuit of material satisfaction.
As you read, consider the following questions:
1. Who is to blame for numbing Americans’ minds, in Klepper’s opinion?
2. According to the author, how has society been tainted by consumerism?
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