In times such as these where there is a renewal of patriotism from American people probably because of the aftermath of “September 11” a question comes to mind. Do Americans really fill they share an identity together? Do they even realize that they might have a commonality that designates them as American besides citizenship? There many countries in this world that share an identity together, for example, nations like China or Mexico who officially have one …showed first 75 words of 1327 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1327 total…for “the damage done was total; she spent her days, sap-green days, walking up and down, her head jerking to the beat of a drummer so distant only she could hear.” This is another example of how the environment Pecola was in negatively affected her psychologically, which is the main difference between the two characters. Yet, they still are examples of Americans who lives dramatically change because of the influences from their community and family.