Richard Ford and Scott Russell are passionate American cultural writers. Ford denotes that the belief in the ability to pull stakes and head for greener pastures. This is in his book, “I Must Be Going”. Richard exposes the advantages of moving on highlighting difficulties of rent deposits and mortgages. According to him, this is the only way to develop a better place. However, Scott sander in his book, “Home Place”, denotes that an individual`s promised land is not a far distance greener place, but the decision to the current place. Therefore, this paper is to compare and contrast the two writings between the authors as portrayed in the American culture.

Most of the writings that are written by Russell and Ford are closely related to the cultural aspect of the American people. Most individual define home as a comfortable environment, which gives warmth and love.  According to Scott Sanders in the book, Home place, and Richard Ford`s I Must Be Going, they give different opinions. Sanders argue that moving from one place to the other is capricious. In addition, he suggests by doing so, the meaning of the home is lost. Sander believes that the American culture nudges individuals into motion. Therefore, it takes people to be inhabitants of their settlements rather than drifting. Thus, the movement of a person from place to place sets him apart from others (Sanders, 1995, pg. 134). Sander denotes that for the community value an individual should settle down in his habitat and build it to his wants.

However, Ford gives a different argument on the ideology of habitation. He prefers to stay on the move. In “I Must Be Going”, he suggests that life is too short to live in one place. Unlike Sanders, he suggests that home is where you make it, but performance is not a need. Indeed, as Ford writes the book, imagination thrives in us by extending partial knowledge to complete any illusion of reality. We should not be narrow witted, and notice all the temporary material that different places have to give. Sanders include an amusing collage of quotes to sustain his point of view, and the differing point of views of the devoted progressing American.

Russell Sanders urges individuals to note that in some cases, place is better than fleeing from where an individual is in life. He denotes that fight and flight are two terms commonly used by psychologists. For instance, most of individuals within the American society engage in fights and then flee to other areas for safety. In addition, they may look for stable security or reliable places than in the previous areas of fights. According to Russell, people should learn to tackle various situations within their living places on a daily basis. The solutions of problems are not fleeing from one place to another, but finding a reasonable solution. He argues that through and individual moving to one place in case of a problem; he is not likely to grow. This is a common aspect in the society that once an individual is faced with a problem the solution is to move to another region. Russell’s ideology is thus correct since most of the problems are transferred to the new places. He draws an example of Miller`s family that with a farm that faced three time freak tornadoes. The family stays at the farm despite three accidents from the tornadoes. The family had invested too much time and effort on the land. Moreover, it shows the development in staying in one place rather than moving from place to place (Sanders, 1995, pg. 154).

Richard Ford explores the advantages of moving on as very crucial towards self-development. The shackles of mortgage payments and rent deposits make individuals within the society to move from one area to another to look for economic lifestyles. He argues that paint jobs that lowly raise income cannot be withstood, and thus people have to be moving. Considerably, uneconomical lifestyles do not encourage settlements for people within living in an uncomfortable environment. Unlike Sanders who encourages tackling the problems, Ford suggests that there is diversity of living environment. Therefore, it is worthy to move for socially and economically satisfying places. Huge possession in individuals in the American society resulted to people moving from place to place in search for greener pastures. The greener pastures enable one to start new and better living conditions. He reveals that he will undergo through the difficulties “performances” welcomingly withstand the “feeling of personal temporariness”. “This is just to find a new place for a better life. “Ford avatar is the driver of the Van, spied across the highway`s median strip. It humps its cargo towards some pay dirt far away” (Ford, 2006, pg. 163). The van spying across the highway with a cargo shows the movement of the driver from his place for a new place.

Unlike Ford`s observation on the living place, Sanders explores deeper through humanities desire to progression indication the comfort at home. He explores human progression with significant association with settling in one place. Progression is a relative activity that requires time and effort. Moreover, it is enhanced by the greater familiarity and exposure over a place. Consequently, dominating an area and leaving it after some time is ineffective as one fails to understand its value. He likens settling in one place to the American nation throughout its history. Russell identifies the American heritage to be based on off people migrating from other nations. These people are responsible for various cultural practices into the country. Significantly, migration of people from other a nation to the other leads to the mother nation suffering. Brain-drain is a common factor with regard to migration. The book illustrates how people moving to other countries have resulted to pain and anguish by destruction of government (Ford, 2006, pg. 159).

However, both Sanders and Ford through their writings suggest that the living place of an individual has to suit his or her requirements. This is why people move from place to place in search for better living areas with reliable conditions. Similarly, a person may decide to stay at one place but to invest on it for it to become a better place for living. Both writers acknowledge that stability among people suggests their living or leaving a place for the other. These are all prevailing tendencies in the American culture. Therefore the two writers portray similar objectives regarding the human need satisfactory (Ford, 2006, pg. 158).

In conclusion, being settled is by living a in a connected life with local lives and meeting the human needs. A person must be settled and know the kind of opportunities there are available. This will ensure the spread of ideas and desirable aspects to improve the living conditions. Staying in one location or moving to a different place in search for greener pastures is rather the same. The most determining activity is on the efforts and abilities put in place to ensure economic and social stability (Sanders, 1995, pg. 166). Ford and Sander through their writings present a current issue in the American society. This is immigration and migrations in the nation. Better living settlements are obtainable through nurturing and enhancing development.