Q:
Write a well-organized 2–3 paragraph analysis communicating the ideas you developed during your close reading.

Reading:
Crèvecoeur, an immigrant from France, clearly thinks of himself, and wants readers to think of him, as an American.
He writes of breathing “our air”—the air of the New World. The first person plural shows that he wants to be included in the American community.
He lists sharp contrasts between Europe and America, with dramatic words and phrases such as “no sooner” and “never would have.”
The addition of examples of how a European changes once he begins to experience America conveys Crèvecoeur’s excitement about all things American.