Swollen Expectations

The authors of “Swollen Expectations” are John De Graaf,David Wann, and Thomas H. Naylor. Each one of these authors has had some connection within the past years which has made them see the possible changes in everyday life making them appropriate commentators. For example John De Graaf has written and produced fifteen programs for public television making him see changes in these programs throughout some years. David Wann is a former official with the environmental protection agency who now writes about sustainable lifestyles. Thomas H. Naylor a professor a Duke for thirty years, works as a national strategic management consultant to governments and corporations in more than thirty nations. The subject of this essay is the importance of a certain something and what it meant decades ago comparing to what it means now. The main point of this essay if that we have become a greedy society comparing everything we have with others. The primary source they use to elaborate their main point is by comparing and contrasting during time periods.

The main topics they focus on are homes, cars, food, inventions, and greed. They begin talking about how homes have gotten bigger. The norm of a home was 750 square feet whereas now it has added up to be 2,300 square feet. Not only has that been added to a home but also more than one bathroom and about three garages sometimes used as storage. Cars back in the late 1950’s were less sophisticated; fewer than 5% of the cars had air condition. Today people’s expectations have grown to high demand. Demands such as power steering, power brakes as standard premium sound systems and so on. Now a days you have an 18 foot long Chevy, 7,000 pound titan rolling down the streets. The variety of food was been a major change. Back years ago your meal was turkey peas and mashed potatoes. Exotic meant soggy meatballs, egg rolls, chow Mein and chop suey. As variety and demand has grown now there are restaurants named after