J. John Crevecoeur's 1782 Letter: American Identity
American Identity Paper
In J. Hector St. John Crevecoeur’s 1782 letter “What Is an American” he distinguishes American’s from Europeans in a few ways. One of the ways in which Hector distinguishes American’s from Europeans is by giving examples of the political statues. An example is that the great lords possess all and the people possess nothing because they have to answer to the kings, bishops, and courts. In America there are no great lords to control the people. Americans can make their own choices to a point. In Europe the rich and the poor segregated whereas here in America the rich and poor are not. Another example is moral values. They travel the same roads and live in the same communities. He talked about how good the roads were.
In J. Hector St. John Crevecoeur’s 1782 letter “What Is an American” he distinguishes American’s from Europeans in a few ways. One of the ways in which Hector distinguishes American’s from Europeans is by giving examples of the political statues. An example is that the great lords possess all and the people possess nothing because they have to answer to the kings, bishops, and courts. In America there are no great lords to control the people. Americans can make their own choices to a point. In Europe the rich and the poor segregated whereas here in America the rich and poor are not. Another example is moral values. They travel the same roads and live in the same communities. He talked about how good the roads were.