What+changes

Not all Americans are fascinated with increasing their own wealth. We must not take for granted our prosperous and privileged country. Whitman described the feeling as he looked beyond his country and saw goodness outside of America, representing what I believe to be the positive outcome of taking advantage of all that America has to offer. In Ellison’s example from the Invisible Man, he turns from being invisible to others to no longer knowing what he represents himself. I feel that this is a good metaphor for the dangers that America poses. People can easily get caught up in their own gains, and lose sight of what is really important, like admiring the Atlantic Ocean.