1. Letter to America

[sushigeau]

“Letter to America” by Margaret Atwood is written as a letter addressed to a friend. The friend being America of course. Right from the beginning she really focuses in on her own generation, making references to “Mickey Mouse”, ” Huckleberry Finn”, and “Elvis” all iconic celebrities from her early years. Other references such as her analogy of

Comments

[sterling_k]

Great job with the blog! You seemed to have covered all of the important points which is good. I like how you found that her references in the letter was directed towards a well educated audience,I never really caught on to that but i can see how it does. Also i liked how you mentioned that she refers to them on a personal / friend level so she wouldn't offend anyone. That could very well be why she choose to write her letter like that. As for you question i never really thought of her making her audience a younger generation cause it is totally true that we are the ones that can most likely help change the world!

[robiii]

I think she didn't really think to address the younger audience. Maybe from her perspective addressing her age group would in turn trickle down the grape-vine, or generations if you will. As sterling said, the younger ones are forming the nations future. But I really don't think a letter of this stature and from this particular author would be suited for this audience. She could have possibly thought to address the adults that would in turn address young-ens.

I thought your post was VERY organized and well thought out. Most of the points were covered, it was simple and really easy to follow. I think you could have gone into a bit more detail about the city on the hill (since you brought it up/ mentioned it in the entry). The only reason I say that is because I LOVE that reference Atwood uses.

Anyways... good read none-the-less. :)