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Super Sad True Love Story Analysis

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Rubenstein’s Upper Hand Over China
“Rubenstein’s making a point to Li,” Noah was saying. “We may not be a great power anymore, we may be into you for sixty-five trillion yuan-pegged, but we’re not afraid to use our troops if our spades act up, so watch out, or we’ll go fucking nuclear on your yellow asses if you try to cash in your chips. Keep the credit rolling, chinos.” (Shteyngart 160). Although much of Gary Shteyngart’s “Super Sad True Love Story revolves around the relationship between Lenny and Eunice, there is a clear, overarching theme. Despite the great debt to China, America is still the powerhouse it is known to be in reality and in the novel. Rubenstein is well-aware of the attractiveness of the country, through its endless cultural …show more content…

Lenny talks about the applicants for the service consisting of high net worth individuals. A service similar to this will generate a massive amount of money once it is successful, and when money calls, the government always answers. This means that there is no way that a corporation will be allowed to acquire all of the profits from the service because the government will step-in and regulate the process. What will not change is the acceptance of applications from high net worth individuals. As vulgar as it sounds, the government will not permit low net worth individuals to extend their lives because as stated prior, low net worth individuals do not stand to provide wealth to the economy. Therefore, if a person is struggling through poverty in the future, despite the option of life extension, they will not be granted that privilege. It was not until I read the passage at the top of the paper that I realized that Gary Shteyngart’s “Super Sad True Love Story” provides a framework for the future of the United States’ civilization. Tyranny has happened elsewhere, so what excuses the United States from such events? There are three key points in which Shteyngart predicts future possibilities in America; nuclear war between the U.S. and China, Tyranny, and the exemption of low net worth individuals’ eligibility to receive life

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