American Individualism by Jack Pond https://padlet.com/pondj1/54bbcbj1xufp1mco The self expressions of Americanas en-us 2021-06-09 22:44:10 UTC 2025-05-12 11:16:17 UTC hello@padlet.com “Be honest. Isn't much of the disdain that Trump voters feel for elites warranted? Haven't the elites of both political parties been blind to the travails of working people?” pondj1 https://padlet.com/pondj1/54bbcbj1xufp1mco/wish/1598805893
"American Work" by Richard Russo

Although Russo shows his dislike for Trump, he credits Trump for being understanding and the ways he represents American workers.  Before Trump got into politics he was a working business man and knows the challenges and hardships of it. ]]> 2021-06-10 15:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pondj1/54bbcbj1xufp1mco/wish/1598805893 “But then, it’s what I always wanted. My own apartment, a car, and plenty of women. And still, goddam- mit, I’m lonely.” pondj1 https://padlet.com/pondj1/54bbcbj1xufp1mco/wish/1598809618
"Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller

As seen in the Death of a Salesman, Happy has a job but he is not happy.  Russo encourages the idea of doing a job that you like rather than a job that is dreadful, but pays a lot.  Happy has everything that he has ever wanted, but he is still lonely and hates his job.]]> 2021-06-10 15:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/pondj1/54bbcbj1xufp1mco/wish/1598809618 "You have always wanted to be a writer. Getting the job at the magazine was your first step toward literary celebrity... It wasn't the notes so much as the effort of writing that discouraged you." pondj1 https://padlet.com/pondj1/54bbcbj1xufp1mco/wish/1601178606
"Bright Lights, Big City" by Jay McInerney

The narrator talks about the fact that they have always wanted to be a writer.  Although they were discouraged by the amount of effort that was needed to write, they still became a writer because that is what they loved doing.]]> 2021-06-11 14:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pondj1/54bbcbj1xufp1mco/wish/1601178606 "At certain times I have no race, I am me. When I set my hat at a certain angle and saunter down Seventh Avenue, Harlem City, feeling as snooty as the lions in front of the Forty-Second Street Library, for instance." pondj1 https://padlet.com/pondj1/54bbcbj1xufp1mco/wish/1601197069
"How it Feels to Be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Hurston talks about how she does not let her race define her. She acts and expects to be treated like everyone else even though she knows that some people may think differently]]> 2021-06-11 14:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/pondj1/54bbcbj1xufp1mco/wish/1601197069