What's Great About America Analysis

The fact that America has its flaws is undeniable but especially when compared to other countries does that mean one can conclude that America isn’t great? In recent times, patriotism is wavering in the United States because of perceptions and standards set by the media, this is causing people to question how great America actually is. Within both Brothers Forever and What’s Great about America, there is a strong representation of the greatness of America, while the article is more direct in answering what is great about America, the novel goes beyond this to provide examples of what the article dictates. This representation of greatness is shown through the American way of life, equality, and foreign policy. The clearest way to show how great a country is to look at the citizens of that country. Besides having a good point to start from, through …show more content…
When compared to other countries, America possesses the kindest, gentlest foreign policy of any great power in world history. Although America protects its self-interest there is nothing wrong with that and it is what is best for the country as well as what other countries would do. Although it appears that America will ally itself with disliked countries or groups, it is always in order to stop a bigger threat where siding with the lesser of two evils is necessary. Despite the fact that the country occasionally engages in war with other countries, when those countries are destroyed America is there to help rebuild them (D’Souza 1). Sileo and Manion show an example of America helping to rebuild a country, Iraq, as Travis and his fellow soldiers protected Iraqis who were exercising their newfound right to vote (57-59). With the help of America and its generous foreign policy, multiple countries have been able to rebuild themselves as nations better than they previously