Quindlen's Quote Analysis
Their writings are also contrasting in many ways. Like the disparity between these two quotes which have the same topic “What is the point of a nation in which Arab cabbies chauffeur Jewish passengers, too, and yet speak in theory of hatred, one for the other?” (Quindlen, 14). “Similarly, every aspect of the American economy has profited from the contributions of immigrants. We all know, of course, about the spectacular immigrant successes: the men who came from foreign lands, sought their fortunes in the United States and made striking contributions, industrial and scientific, not only to their chosen country but to the entire world” (Kennedy, 24). These quotes both show divergent types of diction even though they are about the same things which is immigrants. Quindlen’s quote show she is
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talking about how different people relate to each other while Kennedy just talks about what the immigrants have done. Quindlen uses informal diction and a kind of humorous like tone or in other word a sort of duh tone. While Kennedy uses formal diction and has serious, deliberate tone and is very factual. Another example of the differences in their writings is in the quotes “A mongrel nation built of ever changing disparate parts, it is held together by a notion, the notion that all men are created equal” (Quindlen, 13).
This shows that there are similarities even in the differences. “Every ethnic minority, in seeking its own freedom, helped strengthen the fabric of liberty in American life” (Kennedy, 24). This describes that the new immigrants basically strengthened America's diversity which also lead to the strengthening of our equality which was viewed much differently in Kennedy’s writing than Quindlen’s. In Kennedy’s quote his tone is flat, informative yet he manages to spike it up by using abstract diction in the words, “fabric of liberty”. This gives the writing some flavor that wasn’t tasted before. In Quindlen’s quote however it is intriguing with it’s usage of word choice, her diction may be plain but it holds a strong emotion that Kennedy just can’t seem to get a hold of in his formal writing. In the end these are just some of the differences in Quindlen and Kennedy’s writings, yet in the end they both agree that our differences are what make us who we are as a
nation.
talking about how different people relate to each other while Kennedy just talks about what the immigrants have done. Quindlen uses informal diction and a kind of humorous like tone or in other word a sort of duh tone. While Kennedy uses formal diction and has serious, deliberate tone and is very factual. Another example of the differences in their writings is in the quotes “A mongrel nation built of ever changing disparate parts, it is held together by a notion, the notion that all men are created equal” (Quindlen, 13).
This shows that there are similarities even in the differences. “Every ethnic minority, in seeking its own freedom, helped strengthen the fabric of liberty in American life” (Kennedy, 24). This describes that the new immigrants basically strengthened America's diversity which also lead to the strengthening of our equality which was viewed much differently in Kennedy’s writing than Quindlen’s. In Kennedy’s quote his tone is flat, informative yet he manages to spike it up by using abstract diction in the words, “fabric of liberty”. This gives the writing some flavor that wasn’t tasted before. In Quindlen’s quote however it is intriguing with it’s usage of word choice, her diction may be plain but it holds a strong emotion that Kennedy just can’t seem to get a hold of in his formal writing. In the end these are just some of the differences in Quindlen and Kennedy’s writings, yet in the end they both agree that our differences are what make us who we are as a
nation.