English

In society, one establishes an identity, not only by what one does or says, but also by purchasing and being seen to possess certain types of car, house, or clothes, or by being seen to live in a certain neighborhood. Anne Quindlen’s main point suggests that society has attached a certain idea of a different or normal identity. I agree with her conspicuous consumption that makes individual's desire to compete for the money necessary to associate with a particular group, particularly a successful one.

Before our generation, conspicuous consumption served most often to distinguish members of a low working class from members of the upper class (wealthy professionals, etc.). Members of each class bought and used objects that symbolized their social status to members of the next lower class. The wealthy bought houses and vehicles, had a high number of servants, spent extraordinary money