Letters From An American Farmer Analysis

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In Letter III from Letters from An American Farmer, the ideas and concepts of living life as an Englishman coming to the Americas are far from those of Englishmen in Europe. Firstly, in Europe it is widely known that for generations, things have been being ran by a monarchy, with one ruler in charge. There are also others that fall into the same class of leadership and aristocracy. Figures such ass Kings, Queens, Princes, and others that had rule over everybody else. On the other hand, there was the poor, lower classes of people that were simply stuck with the government ruling them. People who have come to the Americas to settle away from this constant rule, such as the author in this text, do not see the same classes of people, because there are none. Things and people are not being taken, changed, and for once there is a sense of wellbeing …show more content…

Immigrants from England, Scotland, Holland, France, Germany, and Sweeden have all been funneled in to the Americas. They have come to America to live a better life, being far from successful in their homelands. To be treated fairly as a citizen and person of value under the law was in their greater interest. Many people coming from somewhere else have come from living in poverty and despair, so little have much attachment to their homelands, and now consider themselves to be truly American. The author also explains what it really means to be an American. By his definition, an American is an European or a descendent of an European. The author also explains that an American is somebody who has given up their old life in order to create and find a new one, and that is motivated by hard work and the opportunity to have a better life, to improve their life. This still stands true to this day, as in modern American times many still have to work to create opportunities for a better