By using the word “fault,” Quindlen insinuates that wars create much division and turmoil, the same that is associated with earthquakes. The fault lines symbolize the turbulence that comes along with war. These fault lines could be seemingly repaired, which was evident in the Americans’ united effort in World War II. Since Americans had a dominant focus on another threat, the United States of America had been able to rally its people and triumph. When WWII occurred, it is likely that the country should have fallen into turmoil and chaos; however, the unlikely occurred and Americans thrived with each of the Allied Forces’ victories. In Quindlen’s article, A Quilt of a Country: Out of Many, One?, symbolism in the form of war fault lines were used to convey the idea that Americans have thus far succeeded, in one way, by uniting under a common objective. Additionally, after the Civil War, the remnants of the Americans worked together to start a process called Reconstruction that would restore the nation to its former prestige, or, in other words, to heal the nation’s “wounds” ( Lincoln 14). A nation cannot truly have wounds- rather the country is anthropomorphized by Lincoln to appeal to a variety of people. The pathos Lincoln uses appeals to people’s morals and feelings to
By using the word “fault,” Quindlen insinuates that wars create much division and turmoil, the same that is associated with earthquakes. The fault lines symbolize the turbulence that comes along with war. These fault lines could be seemingly repaired, which was evident in the Americans’ united effort in World War II. Since Americans had a dominant focus on another threat, the United States of America had been able to rally its people and triumph. When WWII occurred, it is likely that the country should have fallen into turmoil and chaos; however, the unlikely occurred and Americans thrived with each of the Allied Forces’ victories. In Quindlen’s article, A Quilt of a Country: Out of Many, One?, symbolism in the form of war fault lines were used to convey the idea that Americans have thus far succeeded, in one way, by uniting under a common objective. Additionally, after the Civil War, the remnants of the Americans worked together to start a process called Reconstruction that would restore the nation to its former prestige, or, in other words, to heal the nation’s “wounds” ( Lincoln 14). A nation cannot truly have wounds- rather the country is anthropomorphized by Lincoln to appeal to a variety of people. The pathos Lincoln uses appeals to people’s morals and feelings to