Choose one of these stories and analyze what it says about America at mid-centur

Choose one of these stories and analyze what it says about America at mid-centur

Choose one of these stories and analyze what it says about America at mid-century. What are the pros and the cons in terms of middle-class affluence, ethnicity, and/or religion?
Bellow, “Augie March” 
O’Connor “Good Country People” 
Cheever, “The Swimmer” 
USE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE FROM THE PASSAGE. THESIS SENTENCE MUST BE THE FIRST SENTENCE AND INCLUDE AUTHOR AND PUBLISHED YEAR. 
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: STRONG OPENING THESIS, DEVELOPMENT (500 words), SUPPORT (quotations), OBJECTIVE TONE (No “I” or “we”).