The SUV Phenomenon

"The SUV Phenomenon"
Coming from an affluent suburb, I know first-hand that the number of SUV's people own has grown to a staggering figure. I often wonder why all these stay-at-home mothers and businessmen so desperately need these enormous off-roading vehicles when their activities consist of commutes to and from grocery stores and office buildings.
In David Goeway's essay, "'Careful, You May Run Out of Planet': SUV's and the Exploitation of the American Myth" (Maasik and Solomon 105), I begin to view the connotative embodiment of the SUV from an alternative perspective. He discusses a…