Violence In America

American was built upon the building blocks of war. History reflects this proposition and this is existent in all cultures within America. As humans, violence is prevalent in solving problems rather than taking other routes. American history is a huge example of the use of the violence in order to our country. The sole principle of American’s freedom was built on the bloodshed of Americans and other. Why is it that we see this as our one route to success? Time after time, violence has proved to be one of the most effective paths to the success of a nation and the U.S. is not an exception. Based upon how America was founded and the lengths to which the U.S. has been presented, it is clear this was accomplished through violence. Looking at current

Freedom is a quality which Americans hold to be one of the greatest aspects of the U.S. However, freedom always comes at a cost. Gaining independence from England, eradicating Confederacy ideals, even moving those indigenous to the land which America is now built upon. All of these conflicts ended in freedom for current day Americans but always at the expense of others. Why is it that Americans continues to succeed in prevailing this mentality? Hofstadter writes, “our violence lacks both an ideological and a geographical center; it lacks cohesion; it has been too various, diffuse, and spontaneous to be forged into a single, sustained, inveterate hatred shared by entire social classes.” Hofstadter is inferring that the very essence of violence has many different roots and is not due to one single class or ideology. Therefore, the root of American violence does not lie in present-day America. Rather, it is from the past. When looking at how the U.S. was erected, one particular aspect that stands out among others is the will to uphold U.S.

From here violence stayed in our culture and has worked its way to the younger generation. As a result, the 21st-century generation is accustomed to how the media portrays extreme accounts of violence. This is the exact problem that America should be focused upon. When put into context, thinking about current day Americans, people who were born in the 21st century, how they approach violence is alarming. McCarthy’s novel was only a basic example of violence in the U.S. though not written in the time period as these blinded young Americans, it is a precursor to what is currently unfolding American culture. This suggests McCarthy was aware of the change America was facing and was illuminating the change through his novel. Anton Chigurh, McCarthy’s main antagonist is accustomed to killing and often kills like practicing a habit. In many ways, this character mirrors how present-day young Americans approach violence. Clearly, murdering people like a psychopath is not a common practice in America. However, the way in which generation Z welcomes violence and pushes the boundaries to the portrayal of violence is a similar characteristic of McCarthy’s protagonist. One should be greatly alarmed at how a great part of American culture is centered around