Explanation:
An American is relating to or characteristic of the United States or it's inhabitants.American literature and literature,in general,holds a close relationship with the reality it's been written in.It projects the writer's identify,desires and beliefs,this is not only reflected in the actions of the characters in some cases but also in the language they use,how they develop under certain situations,the direct beliefs started in the text in some cases.As the author is a part of a society that in a way or another influences the way he creates his identity,it's way to say his creation also projects the American Identity.
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Answer:
Joseph means to say that the younger generations of his time had never experienced what his generation had. The young were complaining or discontented with the current situation and had no perspective on what the older generation had to go through to get it to where it is now. He would be disappointed in modern America, because people now a days don't realize how good they have it to be living in a prosperous country like this. They don't realize all the things people of the past had to sacrifice and fight for to gain the freedoms and privileges we have now.
