In paragraph 7 (located above), what rebuttal does the author make to the claim in paragraph 6 that America is too culturally diverse to have a national character? Remember that a rebuttal is an argument against, a counterclaim. Quindlan believes the nation will be preserved by a characteristically American combination of heroic perseverance and grudging fairness. Quindlan suggests that the reality of national unity is more important than the impossibility of a national character. Quindlan supports the idea that every generation of immigrants arrives with the same dreams and faces the same problems of fitting into the society. Quindlan proposes the resourceful and courageous American psyche as an acceptable substitute for a national character.

thats exactly the right answer

to kill a mockingbird basically is about a lawyer who goes against everything in a racist society like at the time of this novel, to defend a black man accused of sexual abuse. in the bible there are cases like that of joseph, who was accused by the woman of potifar, for a crime similar to that of tim robbinson, of that novel (genesis 39: 1-20). at this point we see that god also provides the escape to joseph, who was accused unjustly, but in his time, and through his attitude, his faith was not shaken, and god provided the solution. the perspective of god also written in the bible and not pay evil with evil. (ephesians 4: 32, 1 thessalonians 5: 15, 1 peter 3: 9). atticus, the lawyer, demonstrated during this lee novel, empathy, love of neighbor, understood the situation of this accused man. he went against everything in that society, and stood in favor of that man, for the injustice committed. this shows the empathy, the love taught by christ, in some passages that speak of love and justice in the sermon of the beatitudes (especially verses 6 and 7 of matthew 5).

i believe that is the truth if thats what you where asking for