What is A True American? <Tab/>Are "Americans" portrayed as Europeans who live in America, or do "Americans" have their own particular characteristics built upon European backgrounds throughout history? There are different characteristics between a European and an American. In "What is an American?" by Michel-Guillaume-Jean de Crevecoeur, he describes the hardship emigrating from France to America where many opportunities were offered to him and depicts the meaning of showing patriotism …showed first 75 words of 855 total…

…showed last 75 words of 855 total…background. Crevecoeur's opinion is for the people to be schooled, so in the future they will be more practical; to suppress the idea that a true American is a hardworking individual. From Dunbar's viewpoint, appearances are appearances and are nothing more; the true individual is far different from what we see. It can be said through Crevecoeur and Dunbar's discussions that a true American should not be judged by its appearance, but by one's content.