‘’The American impression’’ Although today’s America in many ways has changed into a new society. Immigrants desire to move to America because they have freedom of religion, a chance to rise from poverty, and a new beginning. According to Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur in from Letters from an American Farmer, ‘’ A country that had no bread for him, whose fields produced him no harvest, who met with nothing but the frowns of the rich, the severity of the laws, with jails and punishments; who
Patriotism: Use with Caution Patriotism has a different face for everyone. Some follow it blindly, some reject and oppose it, some stand indifferent, and others choose to follow it cautiously. Patriotism is also now a challenge for multi-cultural societies because the back bone of social unity can no longer be merely similarities in ethnicity, culture, or religion. In this essay, I shall state the risks of following patriotism blindly and the risks involved in rejecting patriotism completely
French aristocrat, J. Hector St. John Crèvecoeur, through this passage from his collection of essays, Letters from an American Farmer, constructs the definition of an American through the emphasis of America’s superiority to Europe, in the way that the country fosters growth and opportunity. Crèvecoeur’s purpose is to define Americans as the way he interprets them and their lifestyles. He adopts a nationalistic and convincing tone in order to depict the quality of life in America, in comparison