What Is An American
"I can’t make you out, "Herry James has Mrs. Tristram say to the Ameri-
can," whether you are very simple or very deep. "This is a (1) _______ [1] _____.
which has confronted Europeans.
What is it then that makes Americans (2)______ wherever they go [2] _____.
We hope it is not the unpleasant impression made by some tourists.
Americans carry an appearance which is more a result of attitude than
of clothing. This attitude combines a lack of class (3) ______ , an optimism [3] _____.
and an inquisitiveness. Also a liking for facts and figures, an (4) _____ , [4] _____.
and above all a desire to be friendly.
Americans are a (5)_______ people. They work like mad then give a- [5] _____.
way what they earn. They play until they are exhausted, and call this a (6) [6] _____.
.They like to think of themselves as average men.
They tell each other "Take it easy", while always rushing off like cra-
zy. They crowd their highways with cars while complaining about the traffic, [7] _____.
(7) _____ to movies while (8) _____ about the quality, go to church but [8] _____.
don’t care much for (9)___, and drink too much, only stimulated to [9] _____.
bigger dreams.
There is, of course, no (10)_____ American. But if you added them [10] _____.
all together and then divided by its total number they would look like what
this chapter portrays.