Iphupha laseMelika eliqhekeziweyo lajika laba liphupha. Ukusukela ekuchazeni ukuba laliyintoni na elo phupha, elavela okokuqala ngo-1931 liphuma emlonyeni kaJames Truslow Adams kwaye wanika ukuchuma okubonakalayo kwisakhono kunye nokusebenza ngokukodwa, ngaphandle kwezinye iimeko, inyani ibilawula ukuguqula umbono isilogeni orwelian.
Ubuncinci kwiimeko ezininzi apho impumelelo ingazange ifike kwaye wonke umntu wagxininisa ekugcinweni kwembonakalo yokuba impumelelo yayilithamsanqa nje lokugqibela.
Le noveli isibuyisela emva kowe-1959. Sihlala kwindlu yesibini esitshatileyo esenziwe ngu-Everett McClellan kunye no-Lily kunye nokudubula kokugqibela njenge-echo phambi koxolo olupheleleyo olunabela kwindawo yokuhlala yezindlu eziphindaphindayo kunye nobomi obulinganayo.
Ngenxa yokuba ngaphaya kwenyani engendawo, esebenza njengesizathu sokubuyela umva echaza yonke into, ukudutyulwa ngokwako okanye endaweni yoko i-trigger yandiswa ukuya kwingcinga eqhelekileyo yodidi oluphakathi oluzimisele ukuphumelela ukuya kuloyiso olutsha lwentlalo, ukugxalathelana kwegolide. iyaqhubeka phakathi kobumelwane be-townhouse yokulingisa.
Ukudandatheka kwaseMelika njengeyona ntlekele inkulu, wonke umntu waqiniseka kwaye waphantse waxhwilwa ngumbono wokuba ngaphandle kokuchuma akukho phantse isazisi. Kwaye ngaphandle kokuba nabani na, ukuphila kuba yiloo mbono ibuhlungu, ngakumbi ukuba wenze umzamo onzima wokuphuncuka kudidi oluphakathi oluzama ukunyuka eludongeni apho i-slogan ifundeka ngoonobumba abakhulu "iphupha laseMelika kwelinye icala."
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