What would the following writers say to "What is an American"?

Question: What would the following writers say to "What is an American"!?

Hemingway, Vonnegut, Ken Kesey, Anderson, Steinbeck, and Fitzgerald!. just do ones that you know!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Hemingway: adventurers, seekers, observers, partakers!.
Kesey: alert, open-minded, travelers, family-conscious, experimental
Vonnegut: sad, hopeful, funny, mixed-up, tryers
Steinbeck: stubborn, various, beautiful, hardy
Fitzgerald: sad, hopeful, class-conscious, role-players, beautiful
!.!.!.don't know which 'Anderson' you mean!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com