Washington Post: Life of a Pool Salesman, and the Death of the American Dream

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If you like longform narrative, read this one from Eli Saslow. This is a pretty great example of how you take one person's story and write about larger themes.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/life-of-a-salesman-selling-success-when-the-american-dream-is-downsized/2012/10/07/e2b34aac-1033-11e2-acc1-e927767f41cd_story.html