1. Petrusich asks many questions to consider why things are the way they are. She asks questions to learn more about what Americana is in the introduction. She questions what it looks like, and sounds like. Petrusich states her mission with questions, "How are our collective ideas about Americana changing? Where did they start? How are those notions preserved, celebrated, milked for profit? How do the places we come from -- our hometowns, our regions, our city blocks-- influence the sounds we make? And, most important, how is Americana music transforming to accommodate the massive cultural and geographical shifts in the American landscape?" Her mission shows that Petrusich is very curious in the way things are and she will continue to question what she learns to clearly understand what Americana is.
2. Petrusich reflects on what she observes as she moves toward Tennessee. Petrusich clarifies her initial interest in a phenomenon or behavior by focusing on its particular details, then reflects on these details. She observes many things in Memphis and then goes into detail showing her interest in the history that makes the town. One of the things she observes the clothing of a man that walks into the diner. As she observes this she talks about the detail, and how this relates to Memphis economically.
3. She also engages with the idea of others. Petrusich tries to understand how people have arrived at their feelings and beliefs. She observes her surroundings and tries to understand, she does not judge what she sees but just observes in detail. Petrusich wants to learn about what Americana is, and learn what other people see Americana as. She tries to understand why people have different feeling and beliefs of what Americana looks like and sounds like. Many people see things in different ways and have different explanations for their beliefs and Petrusich does not judge them for it, but tries to understand why that is.
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