Summary Of A Quilt Of A Country And The Immigrant Contribution

Diction in “A Quilt of a Country” and “The Immigrant Contribution”

Although the passages are not very similar in way of diction, “A Quilt of a Country” by Anna Quindlen and “The Immigrant Contribution” by John F. Kennedy have some similarities.. Both texts do have similar topics and viewpoints. Both seem to be supportive of immigrants and view them in a positive lights. Quindlen says, “What is the point of this splintered whole? What is the point of a nation in which Arab cabbies chauffeur Jewish passengers through the streets of New York-and in which Jewish cabbies chauffeur Arab passengers, too, and yet speak in theory of hatred, one for the other?”. By saying this she is showing that she believes there is no point for this nation to be

“A Quilt of a Country” has more of an informal diction, while “The Immigrant Contribution” has more of a formal diction. Anna Quindlen also uses a more down-to-earth style of writing while John Kennedy uses more statistics and logic in an intellectual style. For example, Quindlen says, “Do the Cambodians and the Mexicans in California coexist less easily today than did the Irish and Italians of Massachusetts a century ago? You know the answer.” She doesn’t really give many facts, she just has people make assumptions and think from what they know about life today. She says things in a realistic matter and doesn’t really focus too much on what could be, but what things are really like. Kennedy, on the other hand uses more facts to support his thoughts. He says in paragraph 8, “Between 1880 and 1920 America became the industrial and agricultural giant of the world as well as the world’s leading creditor nation.” He also lists many different immigrants who made contributions to America and the world. He uses these to show how they helped America and he presents his information through a more informational, formal style. Although both are very different types of writing style and diction, they both are able to clearly present the information and show their views and opinions on