It calls attention to the opposing forces that define America.
<u><em>Explanation:</em></u>
Anna Quindlen demonstrates the contrasts between the goals America was established upon and what really occurred or is right now occurring. One precedent she utilizes is the expression "crown thy great with fraternity". She at that point records the distinctive ways Americans have not gone about as a fraternity. She talks about bondage, extremism and bigotry.
