A common term that we can easily observe in the texts of Anna Quindle and John F. Kennedy is plurality. Both used words and literary and rhetorical resources that highlighted the influence and importance not only of plurality in our country, but of the respect and acceptance of that plurality.
In "A quilt of a country”, Quindlen explores the idea of how the USA was created from different cultures, due to the plurality of immigrants who built the country, thus forming this patchwork, where one culture completes the other .
However, Quindlen uses phrases and words that show how this is not respected and creates a series of judgments and regulations among those who consider themselves a better piece, within this quilt. However, Quindle stresses the ability to put differences aside when the country needs unity and solidarity between the parties.
In “The Immigrant Contribution” we can see how important this unit is and provide, as it has already provided, great wealth to America. In this speech Kennedy shows the relevance of considering ourselves as immigrants in America, even though we were born in it, because we are only here because our ancestors, they know their countries and decided to immigrate to the region where they decided to build a nation. Therefore, when we reject an immigrant or want to cause some harm or disadvantage, we are harming ourselves and our ancestors.
We can then conclude that both texts complement each other, showing how special America is because of its immigrants and how it is influential in our culture, customs, practices and thoughts.
