Just a quick question...

These excerpts that I just read concerned. They should concern you, too. After all, these stories of Subway and Little Caesar’s pertain to our society, to us. Heck, the golden arches have practically replaced Uncle Sam as America’s mascot. Those arches are meant to represent work, dedication, and ingenuity. They’re to bring about a capitalist spirit that whips us into shape. “Quit sitting around,” these arches dictate. “Get to work! There’s money to be made! Food to be eaten! Fries to be…fried! Let’s go!” In Cheever’s story, people choose their destinies early. The women are cashiers, the men work the floor or stock room. That’s right, the men move and communicate while the women are confined to a single place and single job. Schlosser tells stories of people slaving away to make sure they don’t drown in debt. I don’t know about you, but to me, harder work should translate into more success. Instead, it seems just the opposite. It seems the less effort a member of our society puts in, the more money he earns. By no means do I insist that mental effort and nurtured have a place in this. That’d be stupid. However, the wealthy elites in Schlosser’s work fail to prove their intellectual worth. Not merely Groppel at the end, but Lowe and Charlton Heston (based on personal observation of Mr. Heston). Society promises us a land of opportunity whose only door can be unlocked by the key of work. We’re supposed to put in all this effort…but to what end?