J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur

Works Discussed:

* Crevecoeur, Letters From an American Farmer

Topics Discussed:

* Characteristics of New National Identity

* Role of "Melting Pot"
* Views on Government and Citizenship: American Republicanism
* Nature: American Pastoral
* Moral Regeneration
* Contradictions in American Life: Ideology vs. Reality

* American Dream

Due Next Class:

* Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Oladuah Equiano

* Short Response Paper