How I’ll Become an American
Miklos Vamos
I really enjoyed Miklos Vamos: How
I’ll Become an American because it made sense and it also made me laugh. Right from the beginning of the essay Miklos Vamos
shows that he has a very good sense of humor.
There is a particular paragraph that I find to be hilarious because I
have encountered American’s just like his example of what he will do. Miklos Vamos states in How I’ll Become an
American “And I'll buy a car, a great American car. Then I'll sell my car and buy
a smaller West German car because it's reliable and doesn't use so much
gasoline. Later, I'll sell it and buy a smaller Japanese car with a computer
aboard. Then I'll sell it and buy a camper. When I sell the camper I'll buy a
bicycle.” Don’t we all know of someone
or heard of someone like this? So there
is some truth to the matter of his essay.
I think his point is that the American way to buy a huge SUV even if
you’re single with no kids so you can fit in on the road. But maybe your friends all start thinking
more green and buy a hybrid. Uh oh, now
you have the gas guzzler polluting the environment. How awkward, time to buy a Prius. What do I do if I want to go camping or
travel across the States? I guess I’ll
buy an RV. Overcome with guilt from
buying the camper, I will downsize to a bike.
That’s my favorite part, the bike.
This essay is about keeping up with the Joneses and is an Ode to the Rat
Race.
