“My first book, Fast Forward, was about growing up in the shadow of Hollywood and how kids are affected by the culture of materialism and the cult of celebrity, and I've often felt the reason my work has an audience in the UK is because it's everything the British love to hate about the Americans.” FirstsBookReasonKidsHateCultureFeltAudienceGrowing UpGrowingShadowHollywoodBritishMaterialismAffectedCultLove Hate Author:Lauren Greenfield
“I've often looked at the extremes as a way to shed light on the mainstream. Even though everybody says, "Money doesn't buy you happiness," I don't think that that's the principle by which people live. If you talk to kids and ask them what they want to be when they grow up, they say, "Rich and famous," but being rich and famous is not a job.” PeopleThinkingKidsGrowing UpRichShed Author:Lauren Greenfield
“During the Reagan eighties, the idea that money was a good thing - it was good to be rich; that wealth was a reflection of your character. We see this today in perceptions of Donald Trump: the idea that money is an expression of success and even goodness. I compare that with my dad's generation, where the American Dream was about giving your kids a better life, but not just in material terms. The American Dream was also about doing something good in the world. The home was at the center of the dream, but home also represented community, shelter, and stability for your family.” WorldGivingCharacterHomeDreamKidsTodayTermCommunityWealthRichGoodnessPerceptionReflectionGood ThingsCompareOur FamilyStabilityAmerican DreamBetter Life Author:Lauren Greenfield
