Summary Of I Love America By Viet Thanh Nguyen

I Love America. That’s Why I Have to Tell the Truth About It by Viet Thanh Nguyen is an argumentative essay about a man, (the author), who claims multiple countries as his own and has grown a deep understanding of his countries that have led him to love his countries, but also see what is wrong with them. He argues that even America has many flaws that most Americans do not recognize. The author makes his argument by showing the flaws of his countries, but also showing what there is to love about these countries. The two main countries he talks about in the text are Vietnam and America. Viet Thanh Nguyen was born in Vietnam but was raised in America by his Vietnamese parents who left Vietnam as refugees. I need help writing a thesis Throughout

He does not speak perfect Vietnamese and many Vietnamese people say that he is not Vietnamese because of this but he feels much differently. He feels so many other ties to Vietnam, speaking Vietnamese does not seem like a requirement for him to be Vietnamese to him. When he hears someone speaking Vietnamese he feels a strong tie to Vietnam regardless of whether is speaks the language perfectly. His example for America is that he does not feel a strong bond to America when he sees an American flag or hears the national anthem. He feels as though the stars and stripes divide as much as they unify. He claims that many people have used them to tell Americans to love it or leave it, the saying that he resents. Instead he loves the principles of America such as democracy, peace, justice and freedom. He especially feels a bond to freedom. He would not be where he is today with it. The freedom of speech is a big thing for him and writers in America. He knows that he could be thrown into jail if he wrote about the same things in Vietnam. I left this argument of his for last because I do have issues with it. I feel as though this argument is weaker than the rest because of a few reasons. For starters I think that to say you are Vietnamese, you should be able to speak the language. There is nothing wrong with saying you are from Vietnam but to say that you are Vietnamese and to not be able to speak the language is not right. Also, I have an issue with what he said about the American symbols. He claims that they divide as much as they unify. I disagree with the statement because although America is not perfect, it most certainly unifies more people than it divides them. That statement has little backing it in his argument and I disagree with