compare and contrast

Both The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream by Barbara Ehrenreich and the essay "To Work Better, Work Less" by Cody Delistraty are both very similar in some aspects. For example, both essays talk about the overworking hours just to make in in life. Delistraty says "Some low-income workers are forced to work long hours or multiple jobs just to make ends meet." I personally know people who work long hours just to have food on the table and a roof over their head. Ehrenreich says "...Americas intractable level of poverty...on the chronically low wages offered to nonprofessional workers.". Even though both have a similarity on talking about the high working hours, both essays have a lot of differences. Delistraty's essay is talking about how people work long hours because its more of a culture in the U.S for us to be working long hours to benefit ourselves. But in Enrenreich's essay she is talking about how her experiences going undercover as a college graduate is completely different than what she remembered. Both essays are very powerful and gave me a reality check of the things i could encounter when i graduate from college.