美国文学具有建构民族特性和国家形象的传统，而“美国信念”则是美国特性的核心因素。

There is a long tradition of constructing national identity and images in the history of American literature with "American Creed" as the core of American character.

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Remember, when I asked you about the specificity of America in On the Road, and I asked you to think about whether there was anything there at all?

记得当我问你们在《在路上》中关于美国的特性,还有在那里到底有没有什么东西,在《在路上》中？

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