When reading the text, we can see the use of the word "America" in the following sentences:
- My first job was as a servant in an Americanized family. (idea of acculturation)
- So sucessfull in America. (idea of prosperity)
- I looked up to the well-fed, well-dressed "american" men and women. (idea of admiration)
Although you haven't shown it, we can see from questions similar to yours that you're referring to the text "America and I."
As we read this text, we can see that:
- The author is recounting her experiences as an immigrant in the US.
- She shows how difficult it was to adapt to America, as everything was very different from what she thought.
- Although America was a place of prosperous people, she lived amid xenophobia, prejudice, and poorly paid jobs.
- Although she traveled to America to have a prosperous life, her life was just as bad as before. This demotivated her.
- This discouragement was only ended when the author felt motivated to read about the first settlers in America and how they overcame their problems.
Regarding how the author uses the word "America" in paragraphs 10-13, we can see that she relates this word to prosperity, admiration, and acculturation, showing how she desired and admired the way Americans lived, at the same time as she sensed the acculturation of other immigrants, who were becoming increasingly embedded in the context of American society.
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