An Analysis Of Bob Herbert's Hiding From Reality

The second part of the previous century became the real top point of the American economy`s development process, as well as the typical Americans` life by itself, which was proved by many facts, beginning with the huge immigration waves, which on its turn, could be easily explained by the perfect American image all over the world in many different countries, which were nearly destroyed after the Second World War and where America was represented as the land of future and huge opportunities, something close to the paradise on the Earth. While those idealistic ideas were spreading all around the globe, most of the typical Americans had everything they needed for a good and, in many cases, even luxury life. Needless to say, that this was a time

To compare, the main thesis of the Herbert`s “Hiding from reality” stated in his denial of that phenomena, as a part of the modern American reality, which, as he explained, is connected to the fact of total American educational and economic spheres` degradation. What is more, he judged the US government with the unreasonable behavior towards the typical American middle class` representatives, who suffer from the high unemployment rate, which creates the huge hole in financial, economic and finally social spheres, killing any hope to turn the American Dream into reality, as: “…for example, in the year following the official end of the Great Recession in June 2009, foreign-born workers in the U.S. gained 656,000 jobs while native-born workers lost 1.2 million…” (Herbert 3). By way of contrast, Brandon King judged the Herbert`s position, as he was sure that the American Dream is not only still alive, but this is a task of every single American to reach it and to turn it into the main credo of person`s life, as, according to the Brandon King`s opinion, it will give the country an opportunity to support the state of its perfect economical system, as well as to make the life of each individual much better, moreover, he claimed that: “…the American Dream will continue to exist as part of the American psyche, not artificially stimulated by government regulations to change income distribution. If the Great Recession has taught us anything, is that planning for the future by saving more and enacting policies that sustain economic growth are what will keep American Dream alive” (King