There are a lot of
metaphors for describing our nation such as the melting pot, salad bowl, fruitcake,
piñata, etc. I would describe our nation as a piñata. Piñata are stuffed with a
variety of candies just like how America has a lot of many different and
cultures that chose to settle down there. The piñata has a variety of candies
that represents each different race and culture and the piñata is America
because the candies aka people live in it. America doesn't have a centralized culture
since it was formed by many different cultures migrating and settling from
different continents and states or regions. It's not about crushing our
history and embracing a culture like the American culture that too is honest
doesn't even exist. It's about embracing the fact about which we are while using
our history, our culture to bring new ideas to the table. We all have
different, unique ideas and things to bring to the tablw and the experiences in
our life and our backgrounds build who we are and what we are capable of
becoming.
Hey Grasshopper, I like your metaphor of piñata, which I never thought about before. Piñatas are associated with celebration, fun and festivity. After reading your post, I can visualize piñata as America and the candies as different cultures, which came into this nation to make it more colorful, vibrant and dynamic. The best part of piñata is unless it is filled with variety of candies, it is just an empty skeleton. Imagine America without diversity, nope! It would be a boring, mundane place. No wonder the variety brings different ideas on the table as you said that give rise to creativity, innovation, and discoveries.
ReplyDeleteYour metaphor about how to describe this nation is right on. A piñata might be one of the best ways to describe the United States of America. The people of America and the candies of a piñata are one in the same. Every type of person in America is different and special in their own way. This is just like the different type of candy in a piñata. While no two types of people are exactly the same, no two types of candy are the same either. Reading your post made me think about how there are really many different ways that no one really ever thinks about in which we can describe our nation.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of describing the diversity of citizens in America as a pinata never crossed my mind until I read your blog post. That is quite a creative metaphor! Also, I would like to add that if a pinata were to burst open due to an outside force, all the candy would fall. I believe this can also be used to symbolize our country. We all live together as candies inside this country, pinata, and if it were ever to break, we would all fall out together. Together, we work to build this majestic country. We are all connected in a way.
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