Question

Why does Anna quindlens consider America to be an improbable idea?

Answer 1

She claims that America is an improbable idea because America is held together by one notion that all men are equal, however almost every man believes he’s better than everyone else. She uses evidence of comparing America’s image to a quilt and how America’s image is made of bits and pieces of everything just like a quilt with the following quote: ”Of all the nations in the world, the United States was built in nobody’s image.”

Step-by-step explanation:

did some reading through the actual book as well, not just the introduction of the story :)

Answer 2

"America is an improbable idea, a mongrel nation built of ever-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."