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The theme of Americanization is one that
encompasses a great many aspects and is defined in different ways by different
people. This 5 page paper proposes that Americanization is based on the
acquisition of a sense of self in the novels the Grapes Of Wrath by John
Steinbeck, All The King's Men by Robert Penn Warren, Their Eyes Were Watching
God by Zora Neale Hurston and The Age Of Innocence by Edith Wharton. No
additional sources are listed.
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normalcy to do so. Others will conform regardless of their own wishes. Still others will go to great lengths to be seen as being outside the norm while
in the process of becoming a success by the very standards they wish to negate. The theme of Americanization is one that encompasses a great many aspects and is
defined in different ways by different people. The student may want to consider what they feel is uniquely American and then build on that idea. Americans have a
propensity to cheer for the underdog. This is a part of the American society that values diversiy and honors the ability to overcome adversity, whether it is personal, social
or an event that can be seen as a moment in time. Oftentimes, Americanization refers to the process of the jeremiad, or a moral to a story that
is centered on misfortune and yet holds hope for the future. It is a stumbling along the path to perfection that allows for the person to become better than
what they were to begin with. This type of Americanization is often seen in novels such as Grapes Of Wrath by John Steinbeck, All The Kings Men by Robert
Penn Warren, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and The Age Of Innocence by Edith Wharton. All of these novels include an event that is
considered to be a misfortune and which the character or characters must overcome. Sometimes the book is rife with such circumstances. Consider, for instance, The Grapes Of Wrath
by John Steinbeck. The Joads, as a family, are in contention with nature, society and with the need to overcome the poverty brought about by environmental factors. Each
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