America And I By Anzia Yezierska Analysis

To Be a True American An American is someone who is diverse, hard-working, and determined. First of all, an American isn’t defined by race. There is too much diversity in America to define an American by color. For instance, in the short story “America and I,” by Anzia Yezierska, the narrator is an immigrant who discovers that diversity is what makes America: “They had left their native country as I had left mine. They had crossed an unknown ocean and landed in an unknown country, as I” (26). In making this comment, Yezierska is saying that Americans were immigrants just like the speaker. By observing this connection the speaker proves that diversity is what makes America. Furthermore, hard work is a trait an American should have because