Who ever said you Had to have a definable Identity?

Grossberg's "Youth and American Identity" is a perfect example of what America is. We are all immigrants who came to America to fulfill the famous American dream. Youth is looked at as the future of America which they are but why does their need to be a definition for everything. What's wrong with America not having an identity that can be written into words and put in a dictionary. Part of America is its randomness and its full and complete opportunity of one being themsleves and finding a way of succeeding. Grossberg has America defined as the future but that is as unclear as having no definition at all. Who knows what lies in the future. Mary Gordon's "More than Just a Shrine" was a little slow and less enjoyable but it also reflects upon Ellis Island in a meaningful way. She explains how we trace our families back to when they first came to America there on that Island. Ellis Island gives a sense of security and gives Americans the chance to go find who they are connected to.