Disadvantages Of American Culture

There are many testaments conserved in archive (in works of literature and historical documents) that narrate the experiences of the immigrants and their history, others talk about soldiers in the Vietnam War while other narrate about poverty and the great depression. Such history and english works are important because they communicate the truth about the experiences of American in relation to these factors. In addition, the literary and historical documents describe real or fictional events that took place, and that has helped in shaping the experience and history of America. What’s more, when communicating the truth of the American experience through the literary fiction and historical works, there are advantages and disadvantages.
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Also, at times, the readers find it difficult to relate the events narrated with the experience of America as a real country. Since there is usually no documented proof of literary fiction, it is usually difficult to convince readers that what is told in these stories happened and that it is true. Take a case of Esch, a character in the fictional story “Salvage the Bones” that tells the story of poverty and negligence during the great depression that hit America. In the story, Esch is only fourteen, with a dead mother, a drunken father, and three brothers to take care of and a pregnancy to nurture. In between all the struggles, Hurricane Katrina hit America and Esch had to struggle to keep her family safe. Notably, this story tells the truth of the poverty and tragedies experienced by low-income families in America. However, for those who did not witness it, it would be difficult to relate this fictional story to the real …show more content…
Event though the authors do not makeup events to exaggerate the experiences, not everything is documented. As a matter of fact, some things are omitted especially that portray horror. Besides, the documents are compiled mostly from the memories of witnesses, and if an event took place many years before the document was written, then there will be some gaps. In addition, the little events that did not have a lot of significances are usually omitted even if they represent the experience of the people involved. Sometimes, the truth is twisted a little so that the reader can become a part of the story. As O’Brien proved in the book “The Things They Carried” he says that he killed a man outside My Khe, which was a lie. Although later he tells the truth about how the man died, the truth communicated casts some doubts on the real experiences of the soldiers in the Vietnam War and any other war America might have participated and