The American Identity Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #1

The gentleman on the divan was a powerful specimen of an American. (1.2)

Newman's not just an American. He's the prime example of a red-blooded American guy. Bring on the baseball and apple pie!

Quote #2

He was by inclination a temperate man […] (1.2)

Newman doesn't want debauchery. He'd rather sip some cocoa at home with a special lady…provided, of course, that that special lady can help him on his ascent from rags to riches.

Quote #3

He had the flat jaw and sinewy neck which are frequent in the American type […] (1.2)

You heard it here first, Shmoopers. Newman's neck is American. Maybe those sinews are actually bald eagle feathers? Is that jaw flat from too much high school football? Man, the 19th Century was a weird time.