Yes, we are accepted by which ever community we choose to be a part of. Depending on which community one chooses, we will be accepted, because that is the whole point of a community, isn’t it? Brooks says: “America, after all, was born in a frenzy of imagination” (Pg. 190). We all dream of being accepted in some way or another and that is why we all seek out a community that will accept us. Whether we want to be a “lesbian dentist,“ a health and fitness nut, a stoner, a stay at home housewife, or an American jedi, there is a community for us. All we have to do is go find it.
Brooks also says: “This doesn't mean all Americans, or even all suburban Americans, think alike, simply that there is a prevailing current to national life that you feel when you come here from other places with other currents. Some nations are bound, in all their diversity, by a common creation myth, a tale of how they came into being. Americans are bound, in all our diversity, by a fruition myth” (Pg. 191). This means that we are bonded together in any community we select. Communities do accept people of all kinds, especially in America, because America’s reputation is that of a melting pot.
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