Back In the Day When I Was Young..

In Margaret Atwood's "Letter To America", it seems as if she was painting us
a picture of comparison of how America used to be when she was growing up,
to what the changes have made America become now.

I think the author was trying to express the confusion and dissapointment with
how America has turned out to be through the speedy changes. The author did
a great job showing this by her remarks and opinions, "I think your recent Iraqi
adventures have been-taking the long view-an ill-advised tactical error. by the
time you read this, Baghdad may or may not be a pancake". I think the intended
audience are those of Americans, as she wants them to see how the changes
have impacted there once great nation. America has made some shocking
decisions towards war and protecting their country. What ever happened to
make peace not war?

I feel that the author was very effective in getting people to realize how much
America has changed through the little phrases she wrote. I feel the most effective
phrase she wrote was, "Let's talk, then, nto about what you're doing to other
people but about what you're doing to yourself", because it shows how America
is more focused on what they can do to other people, rather than focusing
on fixing there nation.

This letter should have been addressed to past leaders as they had great power in
decision making for America as They have had a big part in creating the present
day America. As for the leaders now, they're stuck cleaning up the mess the
others have left behind.

In conclusion, I feel Margaret did a fantastic job expressing how she feels about
the changes America has undergone. By learning about America all through school
I agree that our country's neighbour has certainly developed.  Hopefully this has
 caught the attention of Americans and they can start to become the nation they
once were.


How do you think the past great leaders would think of the present day American?