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    This document provides an overview and discussion questions for the tutorial on HL2038 Introduction to American Literature. It summarizes the key ideologies in American literature, including Crevecoeur's concept of the "American Adam" and the historically exceptional and unique identity created in America. The document outlines four questions for analyzing aspects of Crevecoeur's text, such as whether America allows for new individualism and the construction of new social hierarchies.

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    HL2038 Introduction to American Literature Tutorial 1 Rebecca Lim [email protected].

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    Close reading come up with a coherent argument Respond to text as is Question aspects of text 4 main ideologies of American Lit (EXAM) how does it apply and relationship between ideologies and text o Undermining or supporting the ideologies o Texts sometimes try to be original o Reacting to movements that have happened before o Evolution of American literature Crevecoeurs American Adam historically exceptional and unique o America creates a new form of man o Individuals from all nations are made into a new race of man melting pot o Transnationalism post-colonial discourse (examine way that movements of mass migration have changed the way identity is formed Why does Crevecoeur believe that America is unique? o Can he be considered a reliable narrator Frenchman but loyal to England o Image of man in picture and relate to American Adam place of new identity Question 1: o New world individualism untied to ancestry social hierarchy freedom openness decent houses and good roads American Dream later on? Question 2: o Uncultured o Critical towards Indians o Sense of disunity cracks in society still exist, especially with natives of the land o Construction of a new form of hierarchy English are still superior Question 3: o Democracy Contrasts Europe and Americas oppression of farmers (page 16) o Pragmatism Elimination of impractical aspects of culture o Exceptionalism

    different from what he had hitherto seen o Freedom Completely reinvention of societal norms Question 4 o America itself is made up of the marginalised of Europe o Europeans are still importing their own culture to America and regenerated/reborn etc. Contradictory as it is extracted from European culture not actually new o Is American Adam really a new man or is just a reborn European

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