QW: Who is an American? What does this mean to be an American?

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QW: Who is an American? What does this mean to be an American? “American Man”-Velvet Revolver

Assimilation Becoming like a particular culture How does one assimilate?

How do you see America? Melting Pot Crevecoeur's metaphor Today, possibly more culturally offensive Loss of something to become the new thing Name, accent, traditions, etc. Mosaic Today, maybe more politically correct Retain elements of original culture All make the whole Big picture of who we are as Americans

Crevecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer Epistle---literary letter---written by a character to another but intended for a wider audience Supposedly written by an American farmer named “James” to a friend, but actually addresses an audience of anonymous readers, “eavesdroppers” on the correspondence

Read pg. 106 and answer pg. 107 2 a and b “What then is this American, this new man?” In what sense is the American a “new man”?