Questions about The Suburbs: the New American Nightmare

The following questions about the extract from John Keats' essay should help you understand his argument:

• Draw a list of the negative terms that are used by the author to describe the suburbs.
• Why do Washington politicians encourage suburbanization ?
• Why can't suburbanites make real friends ?
• Can the suburbs be said to be children-friendly environments ? Why ?

                                                                                                                    (Johan, Maud, Timothée)