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John Steinbeck in his article “American and the Americans: Is the American dream Even Possible (1966)” is that Americans are dissatisfied and constantly searching for the “American Dream”. “Even in our so-called virtues we are intemperate: a teetotaler is not content not to drink—he must stop all the drinking in the world; a vegetarian among us would outlaw the eating of meat.”(Steinbeck). Steinbeck points out Americans as a whole are a contradiction functioning the same as a paradox. He also states Americans are never satisfied once they get more, they want more, especially when it comes to where they live or what they call home. An American's home is easily switched once they have more and can replace it with a bigger one. Even though Steinbeck

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