De Crevecoeur’s Agrarian Utopia

J. Hector St. John De Crevecoeur came to America in 1759 and in1769 settled in New York, inhabiting the life of an American farmer. Naturally, being given a fresh start in the world, De Crevecoeur wanted to achieve the role of an ideal American. This role for him was not to become an eminent businessman or a wealthy landlord, but a simple orderly farmer. De Crevecoeur undoubtedly, saw the utopian society revolving around the farming industry. …

…was the key to being an American success. His thoughts, reasoning, and prayers were all based on his agrarian viewpoint. His essays show this, through his fictitious little farmer, James. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited De Crevecoeur, Hector St. John. “Letters from an American Farmer.” The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Ed. Nina Baym. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1998. 640-65. Philbrick, Thomas. St. John De Creveoeur. Ed. Sylvia Bowman. New York: Twayne Publishers, Inc., 1970.