I think an American is someone that was born in the USA due to them calling themselves Americans and not the southern area or northern area of the continent calling themselves Americans. I guess since we stole the tittle "Americans" we should be considered them since we call our home America. An American in my mind has to speak English and was born in the USA or have took the test and legally became an American. An American is not someone who jumped the border and showed up here and then just called themselves an American is has to be legal people. That is what I consider an American.

American literature

American literature it seems to be the North and South Americas way of writing, speaking, or presenting the English language. American literature would have too be made by someone American. It would also have to be proven to be American literature by higher ups.