The Best Decade Ever Analysis

television to unwind after a long day’s work where they are surrounded by the realities of life such as making ends meet while trying to allow themselves some luxuries. In the 1990s, there was more of a demand to rip away the venire of the American Dream to show what it truly means to be an American family because many families were dealing with different issues. Living paycheck to paycheck wasn’t the norm and struggling wasn’t a widespread reality for most families. As Kurt Andersen writes in his New York Times article “The Best Decade Ever? The 1990’s, Obviously.” The ‘90’s were a decade of catastrophes that didn’t happen.” The 90’s did not see a recession, people were not negatively impacted by taxes, the poor were not given added troubles because the government was reforming the welfare system. If anything, the 90s saw an increase of wealth in America. According to Andersen’s article, the median income of a household raised by 10% during the 90’s, the …show more content…
It sounds simple and easy, but in reality, moving up in the system is still a difficult thing to accomplish, even when you live in a country where people are taught anything is possible. The American Dream fuels the work ethic of so many young Americans. People have long held this image of the perfect life in their heads that they aspire to work towards. For most people, this dream is to have a job that pays well enough to support their family; buy them a house, and allow them to live comfortably. For many people, to achieve this they must move up in the class system. Currently within the United States, the wealth is distributed unevenly within the populace. The idea of the American Dream where anyone can do and achieve anything they set their minds to is a much-needed commodity nowadays so it is not difficult to understand why characters such as Ben are dressed to