Thursday, October 30, 2008
Ch 9
What is it that defines an American Man? An American Man should be strong and have the characteristics of a frontiersman. Eustace definitely fits the position for an American Man, he was raised by living off the land, hunting his own kill, and being knowledgeable about the wilderness. Eustace’s views on nature and life would be peculiar in the life we live in today. He believed that people should live in nature, and survive naturally from their knowledge about the wilderness. He also has a strong personality that can be hard to interpret. Girls also like Eustace and he is somewhat a player because he gets with a numerous amount at one point in the book. The bad thing is since he is so weird he cant sustain a relationship.
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I agree with you on Eustace being the Last American Man. However, one also has to consider Gilbert's statements of how the view of "man" has changed. Today, a man is a businessman, for example, who is well versed in how to take care of his family, the technology of the day, the various business techniques, etc. Thus, there are many different views of the "American man" today.
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