23 English eng Sillin, Sarah Contributor <p data-start="632" data-end="996">Sarah Sillin argues that Tyler presents <span data-start="672" data-end="691" style="">global sympathy</span> as both necessary and problematic. Through the experiences of the protagonist, Updike Underhill, the novel shows how emotional identification with distant others can create humanitarian concern, but can also produce anxiety, vulnerability, and political uncertainty. The novel depicts encounters with enslaved Africans, foreign peoples, and Algerian captors. These encounters encourage sympathy, yet they also blur distinctions between self and other. As a result, sympathy becomes a force that can challenge American national identity rather than simply strengthen it.&nbsp;</p> University of North Carolina Press 2016 pdf ISSN 0012-8163 Early American Literature "Made to Feel Wretched": Royall Tyler and the Trouble with Global Sympathy mixed material University of North Carolina Press