Of Anna Quindlen's Essay 'Quilt Of A Country'
Tone and Diction in Quilt of a Country and The Immigration Contribution
Quilt of a Country by Anna Quindlen is an essay written after the 9/11 terror attacks in New York. In this piece Quindlen explains how America is like a quilt, and made up of all different cultures sewn together by a common enemy. In her essay Quindlen uses a diction that easy to understand, but at the same time it gives you good information. In the first paragraph of the essay the author states “America is an improbable idea. A mongrel nation built of ever changing disparate parts, it is held together by a notion, the notion that all men are created equal, though everyone knows that most men consider better than someone”. In this quote Quindlen uses wording that has some …show more content…
In the essay Kennedy talks about how immigrants are such an important part of the United States. He talks about different parts of society that immigrants have contributed to, and gives some factual evidence. Kennedy uses diction in his writing that is similar to the type Quindlen used in her writing, but his is a little simpler to understand. It is not very hard, and easy to understand. It helps give emphasis on the essay. In his piece of writing Kennedy states “Yet each wave of immigration let its own imprint on American society; each made its distinctive “contribution” to the building of the nation and the evolution of American life”. This quote is an example of how the diction Kennedy uses is easy to understand and helps give better understanding to the writing. Also, in The Immigration Contribution the tone used is also a little similar to the one used by Quindlen. In his writing Kennedy uses a formal modern tone that is more sophisticated yet simple at the same time. He also uses a tone that shows he is giving us factual information. In his essay he says “So, of the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence, eighteen were of non-English stock and eight were first generation immigrants”. This quote shows that Kennedy is giving concrete factual information, while still being formal. The tone and diction used by Kennedy in The Immigration Contribution
Quilt of a Country by Anna Quindlen is an essay written after the 9/11 terror attacks in New York. In this piece Quindlen explains how America is like a quilt, and made up of all different cultures sewn together by a common enemy. In her essay Quindlen uses a diction that easy to understand, but at the same time it gives you good information. In the first paragraph of the essay the author states “America is an improbable idea. A mongrel nation built of ever changing disparate parts, it is held together by a notion, the notion that all men are created equal, though everyone knows that most men consider better than someone”. In this quote Quindlen uses wording that has some …show more content…
In the essay Kennedy talks about how immigrants are such an important part of the United States. He talks about different parts of society that immigrants have contributed to, and gives some factual evidence. Kennedy uses diction in his writing that is similar to the type Quindlen used in her writing, but his is a little simpler to understand. It is not very hard, and easy to understand. It helps give emphasis on the essay. In his piece of writing Kennedy states “Yet each wave of immigration let its own imprint on American society; each made its distinctive “contribution” to the building of the nation and the evolution of American life”. This quote is an example of how the diction Kennedy uses is easy to understand and helps give better understanding to the writing. Also, in The Immigration Contribution the tone used is also a little similar to the one used by Quindlen. In his writing Kennedy uses a formal modern tone that is more sophisticated yet simple at the same time. He also uses a tone that shows he is giving us factual information. In his essay he says “So, of the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence, eighteen were of non-English stock and eight were first generation immigrants”. This quote shows that Kennedy is giving concrete factual information, while still being formal. The tone and diction used by Kennedy in The Immigration Contribution