Every piece of American literature has a degree of “Americaness”. Each has a different degree, though. Who gets to be the judge of the literature’s “Americaness”? Shouldn’t all of the American literature have the same degree? That’s not always the case. “Coastal” is a First Degree American literature. The way that you can tell is because the little girl is showing kindness and compassion. She found this loon, which was sick, and she brought it back home and took care of it while she called for help. Another way that makes it American is that she is stubborn. I think that Americans are very stubborn, and they have the “it’s my way or the highway” kind of mentality. The setting is another thing that screams “America”. When people go out for
