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“The New Nomads: Living Full-Time on the Road”

The article “The New Nomads: Living Full-Time on the Road” by Jessica Bruder analyzes the increasing popularity of the nomadic lifestyle in America. 

The article begins with short descriptions of two people who have chosen a nomadic lifestyle. One of them lives in a van and works as a seasonal farmer, while the other lives in a trailer and is looking for a job.

The article continues to explain why increasing numbers of people are choosing to leave their homes and adopt a nomadic lifestyle. For most of those people, the main argument is the difficulty of adapting to a middle-class lifestyle that requires making extreme financial decisions. They are nomads who have escaped the burdens of paying rent or mortgages but who maintain a middle-class mentali...