In the article “The Delusion of Positive Thinking” the author, Barbara Ehrenreich, suggests that although Americans consider positive thinking an embarrassment; in fact, it is firmly established in their national character. American personality is characterized by displaying positive feelings which proliferate in a contagious way. Ehrenreich argues that being positive is definitely better than being sad. Moreover, over the last ten years, happiness is used as a relevant measurement of the economy’s success. Although a recent report shows that Americans are not the top happiest people in the world, they still maintain the happiness in self-image and stereotype. The author provides an explanation for this result; she considers American’s positivity
