The Mall
Message prompt

The Mall of America is the country’s biggest shopping center. It boasts of 44 escalators and 17 elevators, 14,000 hot dogs sold per week, and a size of 78 acres. The mall is proof of the idea that “Not only is shopping melting into everything, everything is melting into shopping.” Malls used to be rare, and whatever malls there were contained only stores and food courts. Over time, however, malls have become much more common. Not only that, but they have become much bigger as well. The Mall of America is an example that shopping is becoming bigger than it ever was. In fact, shopping is currently so big that The Mall of America eventually hopes to become a symbol of the country. This proves the idea that shopping is melting to everything. However, The Mall of America also proves that everything is melting into shopping.

The Mall of America does not only consist of seemingly endless stores and food chains; it has several different activities as well. In the chapter, there are pictures containing an ice skating rink and an amusement park ride. Malls have grown to contain different attractions now and something for every member of the family to do. There are various things being added to malls to attract more consumers. The Mall of America hopes to become as significant to the nation as Disneyland is. A mall cannot do that with only stores and food courts. Therefore, the mall proves that not only is shopping melting into everything, everything is being added to shopping.