Semplica Society The American dream; Americans, whether they were born here or immigrated here, have been chasing this fantasy of the perfect American life for ages. Unfortunately, the American dream is just that, an unattainable fantasy that inspires one to strive for it through hard work or fake it so everyone around thinks they have it all. We see this portrayed ,in an extragged sense, in the short story Semplica Girls. Semplica Girls critiques consumerism and materialism and shows the reader what the future could be like if society doesn’t stop valuing materials and people’s opinions of them. When the father wins the lottery, he spends the money on a big party instead of paying off his credit card debt, showing how consumerism has
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It is evident the father, who writes all these events down in a diary, is profoundly irresponsible with his money. When the father wins the lottery, he spends the money on a big party instead of paying off his credit card debt, showing how consumerism has messed up society’s view on what’s important. The father wins ten thousand dollars which could partially take his family out of their extreme credit card debt but he and his wife, Pam, discuss of a more fun but less responsible way to spend the money. In his diary he writes, “Pam said, Partially pay off credit cards? My feeling was yes, O.K., could. But did not seem exciting to me and also did not seem all that exciting to her. Pam: It would be nice to do something special for Lilly’s birthday.” (Saunders 8). Although this is a fictional story and this interaction is made up, similar scenarios like this occur in real life. Society has become so obsessed with consumerism that people make irrational decision and although they know they are in debt, they still cannot stop buying things. The father in this story is a grown, forty year old man yet he manages his money like a child, spending it on present and a party instead of doing what’s right for him and his family. There are real men and women just like this fictional man …show more content…
In today’s society, when someone is making a lot of money, they will usually buy an expensive car or house to show for it. In this dystopian society, Semplica Girls, or SGs, are the equivalent to a new BMW. The father buys woman from poverty stricken countries hung on a string to show off to everyone around him because, like people in today’s society, he wants to appear successful even if he really isn’t. Prior to him buying the SGs, he sees them around his neighborhood and at his daughter’s rich friend’s house. Seeing this is like seeing everyone you know driving a brand new Mercedes, you would begin to feel excluded or embarrassed driving around in your old toyota. The whole concept of having living human beings strung up on wire for decoration is completely inhumane but it is what the rich and successful are doing, so everyone is doing it. He gets these SGs to impress his daughter and their friends but in reality it is all one big
It is evident the father, who writes all these events down in a diary, is profoundly irresponsible with his money. When the father wins the lottery, he spends the money on a big party instead of paying off his credit card debt, showing how consumerism has messed up society’s view on what’s important. The father wins ten thousand dollars which could partially take his family out of their extreme credit card debt but he and his wife, Pam, discuss of a more fun but less responsible way to spend the money. In his diary he writes, “Pam said, Partially pay off credit cards? My feeling was yes, O.K., could. But did not seem exciting to me and also did not seem all that exciting to her. Pam: It would be nice to do something special for Lilly’s birthday.” (Saunders 8). Although this is a fictional story and this interaction is made up, similar scenarios like this occur in real life. Society has become so obsessed with consumerism that people make irrational decision and although they know they are in debt, they still cannot stop buying things. The father in this story is a grown, forty year old man yet he manages his money like a child, spending it on present and a party instead of doing what’s right for him and his family. There are real men and women just like this fictional man …show more content…
In today’s society, when someone is making a lot of money, they will usually buy an expensive car or house to show for it. In this dystopian society, Semplica Girls, or SGs, are the equivalent to a new BMW. The father buys woman from poverty stricken countries hung on a string to show off to everyone around him because, like people in today’s society, he wants to appear successful even if he really isn’t. Prior to him buying the SGs, he sees them around his neighborhood and at his daughter’s rich friend’s house. Seeing this is like seeing everyone you know driving a brand new Mercedes, you would begin to feel excluded or embarrassed driving around in your old toyota. The whole concept of having living human beings strung up on wire for decoration is completely inhumane but it is what the rich and successful are doing, so everyone is doing it. He gets these SGs to impress his daughter and their friends but in reality it is all one big