In Crevecoeur's third letter "What is an American", he discusses what he thinks an American is. He claims that an American is anyone who is willing to leave all of their past ties, and move on to the new colonies, and live a new life abiding by new rules. He says that Americans are not classified based on race, however there are many different races.
His third letter connects to Immanuel Kant's ideas about being released from bondage. Crevecoeur is saying that an American is one who has been released from the bondage of their former country or life.
Question: Were people affected/moved by his letters?
Jordan, your writing is clear and I believe you read the pieces closely, but your posts are far too short and reductive. There is more to Crevecouer's argument than learning to live by new rules...and even if there weren't, it would be helpful to summarize what those rules are! Remember: the point of a summary is to condense complicated arguments in such a way that their FULL MEANING can be communicated AS BRIEFLY AS POSSIBLE. Don't let the second step overwhelm or obscure the first!
ReplyDeleteyes, your right... I wasn't exactly sure what you were looking for, but I will make them better next time.
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