A pilgrimage to the Holy Land does not necessarily imply “being Holy”. In the 19th century, the Americans were obsessed with taking over the Holy Land because they believed this translated to being the most obedient followers of God. The article titled “American Communes and the Holy Land” by Frantzman, Seth and Kark, Ruth explores how the Americans interacted with the holy land “[T]hrough symbolism, names and the establishment of a ‘new zion”’ (55). This simply means that America made incorporating the Holy land a very important aspect of their lives at this time and they found different…