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The present work examined the issues of political correctness embodied in language and practice of John and Carol. It also analyzed what the problem of political correctness itself depicted in Oleanna. Contention between John and Carol shows that the fall of politics of difference remained only deepened confrontation in American history. The result of their conflict is a bleak sociocultural wasteland; only violence can be preserved. Both rigid political languages categorizing people and total individualization without concerning socioeconomic context composing political agency is dangerous. Where the place for compromising is founded, real communication can occur. By unraveling political correctness, we could reinterpret the cultural specificity of America and its significance still existing today.