What Is an American

Brian Menezes 02/27/2013 ENG 98 small Summary Critical Summary of What is an the Statesn? This diachronic perspective relates an significant theme of the way that the Statesns are defined in What is an America by Jean De Crevecoeur. By using European cultural integration deep down the theme of being American, Crevecoeur essentially reveals how opportunity has made America a nation of many cultures and ethnicities. In being a novel nation that could welcome the destitute of Europe to begin new cognizes, earlier America becomes the dream of wealth and prosperity for those that have the ourage and industriousness to be pi unrivaleders. This historical perspective is worth reading due to the information gathering techniques apply by Crevecoeur in relation to the American Dream. Upon reading Crevecoeurs What is an American, one will notice that the Frenchmans opinion of the United States is quite high, to say the least. In explaining his love for America, and what he feels it me ans to be an American, Crevecoeur draws comparisons between Europeans and Americans. cardinal of the first points he brings up is the diversity of your typical American. They are a mixture of English, Scotch, Irish, French, Dutch, Germans, and Swedes. (page 301). Crevecoeur believes that this melting pot, and the strange mixture of blood among colonists, is partially obligated for what makes America such a progressive and diverse nation. In addition, Crevecoeur praises those that live in the middle settlements for their indulgences in government (page 304), knowledge of religion, and desire to be citizens involved with the government. Europe, on the other hand, is lacking in these types. What do I say? Europe has no such class of men the other(a) nowledge they acquire, the early bargains they make, give them a great degree of sagacity. (Page 304). Crevecouer also believes that America offers to even the misfortunate a chance to attain wealth and happiness. nominate a wretch wh o wanders about, who works and starves, whose live is a continual stroke of sore affliction or pinching penury, can that man call England or any other kingdom his country? , a country that had no bread for him , who met with nothing but frowns from the rich , No urged by a variety of motives, here they came. (page 302).Opportunities are, according to Crevecouer, more abundant in America. This is why so many chose to emigrate here in the first place. In summary, What is an American? has presented characteristics of an American as enjoying freedoms and dignities absent in other continents, a descendant of a mixed European race, and an industrious and knowledgeable populate in sciences and arts. Though a descendant of western pilgrims, Americans are merged people in a continent that allows them equitable rights and freedoms through groundbreaking laws, political and economic systems, and social structures.