Laurence Shames The More Factor Analysis

In “The More Factor,” Laurence Shames tells that Americans are “running out of more”(59) that was so abundant during the expansion of the United States. This essay was written in the context of the growing idea of the American dream throughout the history of the United States, and its effect on the economy. Shames intended audience for this essay is towards people with a higher education level or to anyone who is interested in the ideas of the foundation of the U.S. One purpose of this essay is to link the idea of the frontier to help boost the economy. The “American economy is the frontier”(61) and is a substitute for the reality of exploring a real frontier. Another purpose of this essay is to persuade the reader that the economy has been