In the article, “The More Factor”, by Laurence Shames he explains how historically Americans developed a desire for “more” as the people became a custom to economic growth. The author describes the relationship between the frontier and American consciousness. This is seen as he first provides a historical explanation from the 19th century. He gives us an insight of how historically way of life has changed however, he shows how people are still believing that the country will keep on growing. As a result people do not change their own minds at all. This can be seen in the quote, “frontier’s promise has become so much a part of us that we have not been willing to let the concept die.” In this quote he shows the reason that the frontier functions
