Quilt of a Country by Anna Quindlen and Making the Future Better Together by Eboo Patel are two different books that overlap with each other multiple times. Eboo Patel focuses mainly on the future of our youth while Anna Quindlen writes about our patchwork nation. In both essays you see talk of diversity and unity. Anna Quindlen focuses on how different our nation is. She talks about how big issues the United States used to face such as when the Irish and Italians of Boston feuded years ago. She also writes about current issues and groups that still don’t get along with each other, such as the “Cambodians and the Mexicans in California.”(Quilt pg.4) Anna Quindlen also focused on our Country’s diversity, and argues that our diversity is what When you look at the books closely together, you can see how alike they are. Both authors use many analogies to get their points across. For example Eboo used the Martin Luther King Jr. and George Washington analogy. King knew Washington was a slaveholder, and a symbol of democracy, and it “Neither paralyzed him nor made him cynical.” Both the essays also use repetition with words and phrases such as, “What is the point?” in Quilt of a Country or the use of, “you” in Making the Future Better Together. The biggest and most astounding part of both pieces is that they talk about change. Eboo Patel tells you to be the change and Anna Quindlen writes about how the United States is change. These pieces go hand in hand with each other because change is the point they both try to put across. Diversity is also in both pieces. Quilt of a Country talks about how the United States is full of diversity and Making the Future Better Together talks about uniting by being diverse. To conclude, both Making the Future Better Together and Quilt of a Country are very close together with the points they want to make. Even though they were written eight years apart. Diversity and change, are what makes up America and these two authors showed that with the pieces they
One of the more apparent themes seen in both texts is that of discrimination against marginalised groups. Both texts send a clear message, that regardless of the circumstances,
between the two authors, they share similarities towards the message they try to send out.
The similarities are prolific in their presence in certain parts of the novel, the very context of both stories shows similarities, both are dealing with an oppressed factor that is set free by an outsider who teaches and challenges the system in which the oppressed are caught.
“The reality is often quite different, a great national striving consisting frequently of failure.” - Anna Quindlen. Judging from this sentence from the text, A Quilt of a Country, you can already tell what the tone and diction is. The tone and diction for , A Quilt for a Country, is poetic and can connect to the readers. The tone and diction for, The Immigrant Contribution, is informational and logical. Both stories elaborate on the reason why immigrants migrated to the United States, and how they contribute to American history. The diction and tone emulates the author’s purpose, audience, and message.
concerns racial equality in America. The myth of the “Melting Pot” is a farce within American society, which hinders Americans from facing societal equality issues at hand. Only when America decides to face the truth, that society is not equal, and delve into the reasons why such equality is a dream instead of reality. Will society be able to tackle suc...
The basic ideas of the two novels are also similar. They have to do with rebellion against the so-called perfect new world and the sanctuary they find at the end. John the savage found peace by hanging himself. (It was hard to notice that, but I did. It made an excellent ending to the novel.)
This essay will discuss the intrinsic relationship between diversity conceptualization and social integration presenting a response against David Brooks’ essay entitled “People Like Us.” In order to do this I will discuss four crucial elements: the influences of different definitions of diversity in cultural unification, Brook’s ideas about social groups working together and social groups coexisting together, the importance of diversity, and the influence of diversity in social changes. I will examine why some people have the perception that our American society ignore or see as unworthy diversity. Thus, I will dispute Brook’s view stating that our society disregards diversity, and Americans just pretend that it is important to them.
“We must never speak of the times before the Great Rebirth” (Rand 19) This is said by Equality as he describes the words over the portal of the Palace of the World Council which is about the great “We”. Anthem is about a man named Equality 7-2521 who is different than the ideal citizen, which is illegal. In Anthem’s society they all are not allowed to use first person personal pronouns. Harrison Bergeron is about the son of the Bergeron’s and the dystopian society they live in; however, they don’t realize it. In their society everyone is forced to where handicaps so everyone is equal. Although Harrison Bergeron and Anthem are both dystopian literature, they differ in their portrayal of the ideas of family and technology.
Both stories, Response to Executive Order 9066 and "Mericans", establish a common American Identity theme. The main idea of these two stories is how people may or may not relate to their cultures. Both are narrated by teenage girls, and both establish a common theme that your appearance does not define you.
In both books they share some traits, even though they may not look anything alike they are. both of these novels are dystopian novels and many characters share similarity’s.
In the era we are in today society is consumed with the want of new technology not the need. “The study into quilt history is a rapidly growing area of research in American history: domestic life in the 18th-20th centuries; development of the textile industry in Asia, India, Europe and America; the purpose for making quilts; their patterns and style development over time.” Quilting is an art form as seen through history, the perfecting of practical skills and the evolution of the sewing machine which gives us the beautiful quilting art of today.
In Flannery O'Connor's “Good Country People”, Hulga receives her PhD in philosophy, which is the highest degree she could have earned in that field of study. Although Hulga has reached her prime in the systematic education system, O’Connor states her mother still disapproved of her degree (176). However, pursuing higher levels of education can positively impact the person receiving the education as well as their family.
One Similarity between “A Quilt of a Country” and “The Immigrant Contribution” is how they both talk about how we are all different. “America is an improbable idea. A mongrel nation built of every 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 themselves better than someone(Quindlen, 13).” In this quote Quindlen refers to America as a mongrel nation while Kennedy refers to America as a melting pot. The idea of
The act of dialogue is not only reserved for high profile diplomatic initiatives and media spot light, but a process owned by everyone all over the world, that have a right and need to be heard. Throughout the course, I was given scenarios that encouraged me to think critically about diversity and the privilege I have because of my various social identities. The scenarios were presented in the form of activities that allowed the class to have an open and honest discussion. I was taught the importance of respecting individual differences and discussing conflicting viewpoints to better understand ideologies outside of my own. Using the assigned reading, class activities, and discussion, I will convey my personal experience of learning about diversity in America.
Aside from the conditions, which lead to the creation of these works, they share a number of other common threads. Symbolism aside these works are very similar on the surface. Both are a collection of seemingly disjointed images, which when put together by the reader or observer serve up a strong social message. That messages being that the wars and conflicts of the times have twisted the world. This is reinforced by the contorted and misshapen images in both works.