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J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur

Letters From An American Farmer

Nonfiction | Collection of Letters | Adult | Published in 1782

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Essay Topics

1.

James’s wife and the minister have opposing views on James’s letter writing, but in what ways do their disparate positions both reflect their respect for the humble lives of American famers?

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What, according to James, are the principal differences between European and American cultures?

3.

James is horrified by his encounter with slavery in Charles Town. In what ways is this event symbolically significant?

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