Summary Of The More Factor By Laurence Shames

Dina Sanif

Joel Brunkala

English 1A

15 February 2023 When reading the readings assigned to me in Signs of Life I found that the reading "The More Factor" by Laurence Shames and the reading "Millennials Tried to Kill the American Mall, But Gen Z Might Save It" by Jordyn Holman had a lot of similarities. These two readings had very similar takes on how American culture has a lot of impact on consumerism. When reading “The More Factor” by Laurence Shames, Shames believed and argued that Americans have a desire for a lot of growth and expansion. Shames states on page 194 that Americans have a habit of wanting more and America has never-ending opportunities. “America was the place where one never quite came to the end” (Shames 194). This means that America will

The same thing was also shown when reading "Millennials Tried to Kill the American Mall, But Gen Z Might Save It" by Jordyn Holman. Americans, especially Gen Z, expect what their consumer culture should be like. Gen Z changed the way we interact with places we buy things such as the mall. It states, “Nearly half of Gen Z shoppers want products tailor-made to their taste and interests” (Holman 209). Gen Z has changed consumer culture by making their purchases customizable to their taste and also altered the way American stores look like. “Old-guard department store Macy’s Inc. earlier this month rolled out in 36 of its locations ‘story,’ a colorful themed shop-in-shop” (Holman 209). In American culture, advertising has become a big thing in consumer culture. In the reading, "Millennials Tried to Kill the American Mall, But Gen Z