The American Melting Pot

The American furnace in North America and South America was always an ancient habitat for human movement. The first immigrants are believed to have occurred by Asians who crossed the frozen Bering Strait from Siberia. When Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean for the first time, he accidently called these indigenous Indians "Indians" and believed he arrived in India. Then Europeans started mass migration to this "new world". And it divided the new native land into the country. The greatest of these countries became the United States including mainly those who emigrated from Western Europe, the slaves brought by Africa, and the original indigenous people.

In The Melting Pot (1908), playwright Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) explored the issue of discussion on immigration policy in the era of progress. Zangwill's theme of positive attention of the American crucible resonated extensively in the pop culture of the 20th century, literature and academia; his cultural symbol - his immigration problem - the number of American immigrants embodied in Hollywood movies Ten years cultural imagination provides information. A nationwide celebrity image in popular culture often includes a stereotype on immigrant groups. For example, the public image of Frank Sinatra as a superstar contains an important element of the American dream, which is combined with an Italian-American stereotype based on nativeism and progress toward immigration I will.

The United States is widely regarded as a "crucible" of many generations. This country has acquired its status by accepting immigrants from various cultures, shaping and integrating American lifestyles. However, the concept of "Big Melt Pot" in the United States began to fade away. According to a "Newsweek" poll, "Only 20% believe the United States is a crucible" (Morganthau and Wolfberg, paragraph 4). - Edward Albi Zoo Story In Edward Albi's drama "The Tale of the Zoo", Jerry says a strange story that the people he encounters influence on his shallow and sad presence to prove what Albi believes Society is unnecessarily indifferent, unkind, helpless, and empty. To make Peter understand that his life is full of emptiness and shallowness, Jerry tells Peter the lives of some people who were with him.