Read the excerpt from "a quilt of a country."

what is the point of this splintered whole? what is the point of a nation in which arab cabbies chauffeur jewish passengers through the streets of new york—and in which jewish cabbies chauffeur arab passengers, too, and yet speak in theory of hatred, one for the other?

in this excerpt, the use of the word splintered has a
connotation.

In this excerpt, the use of the word splintered has a negative connotation.

A Quilt Of A Country. 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.

negative connotation

Explanation:

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"facing the rising sun of our new day begun

let us march on till victory is won.",

because the rising sun is a symbol of hope.