Quilt Of A Country And The Immigrant Contribution
There are many similarities and differences in the two short stories “A Quilt of a Country”, by Anna Quindlen, and “The Immigrant Contribution”, by John F. Kennedy. These two short stories were written differently, but both are about America's Immigrants and how Different cultures affect America by creating a wide variety of people.
In the essay “A Quilt of a Country” there was a statement that stood out. “But patriotism is partly taking pride in this unlikely to throw us all together in a country... by one name about patriotism”(Quindlen 16).It is a similarity to Kennedy’s essay because Quindlen states in this part of the essay that “patriotism is taking pride in this unlikely to throw us all together in a country” and Kennedy said “that America is made up of immigrants in our country and immigrants take pride in our country because they wanted a better life”. The two authors wrote that statement in different styles, but it taught the audience the same thing. It talks about patriotism. Immigrants and different cultures affect patriotism, and patriotism affects America. That showed how these two stories were …show more content…
“Every ethnic minority in seeking its own freedom helped strengthen the fabric of liberty in America life” (Kennedy 24). I believe that it is a clear similarity first because Kennedy said “every minority which are stating different race, and ethnic group”. Which in “A Quilt of a Country” is talking about family’s moving to the United States for a better life. Also fabric of liberty in America life which in “A Quilt of a Country” metaphorically speaking about America in a quilt made of different ethnic groups, minorities, and more. This also shows how the two authors write differently, but mean the same thing by letting us know how Immigrants and different cultures affect America by creating a wide variety of
In the essay “A Quilt of a Country” there was a statement that stood out. “But patriotism is partly taking pride in this unlikely to throw us all together in a country... by one name about patriotism”(Quindlen 16).It is a similarity to Kennedy’s essay because Quindlen states in this part of the essay that “patriotism is taking pride in this unlikely to throw us all together in a country” and Kennedy said “that America is made up of immigrants in our country and immigrants take pride in our country because they wanted a better life”. The two authors wrote that statement in different styles, but it taught the audience the same thing. It talks about patriotism. Immigrants and different cultures affect patriotism, and patriotism affects America. That showed how these two stories were …show more content…
“Every ethnic minority in seeking its own freedom helped strengthen the fabric of liberty in America life” (Kennedy 24). I believe that it is a clear similarity first because Kennedy said “every minority which are stating different race, and ethnic group”. Which in “A Quilt of a Country” is talking about family’s moving to the United States for a better life. Also fabric of liberty in America life which in “A Quilt of a Country” metaphorically speaking about America in a quilt made of different ethnic groups, minorities, and more. This also shows how the two authors write differently, but mean the same thing by letting us know how Immigrants and different cultures affect America by creating a wide variety of