Read the excerpt from "A Quilt of a Country."

What is the denotative meaning of fault lines in this excerpt?

Once these disparate parts were held together by a common

enemy, by the fault lines of world wars and the electrified

fence of communism. With the end of the cold war there was

the creeping concern that without a focus for hatred and

distrust, a sense of national identity would evaporate, that the

left side of the hyphen-African-American, Mexican-

American, Irish-American-would overwhelm the right.

lines that are drawn when placing blame

areas of defense in times of war

long cracks in the surface of the earth

breaks in modern American Society

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Angelique Todd

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14 January, 19:13

Read the excerpt from "A Quilt of a Country."

What is the denotative meaning of fault lines in this excerpt?

Once these disparate parts were held together by a common

enemy, by the fault lines of world wars and the electrified

fence of communism. With the end of the cold war there was

the creeping concern that without a focus for hatred and

distrust, a sense of national identity would evaporate, that the

left side of the hyphen-African-American, Mexican-

American, Irish-American-would overwhelm the right.

lines that are drawn when placing blame

areas of defense in times of war

long cracks in the surface of the earth

breaks in modern American Society

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Alena · Answer 1

The connotative meaning of the "fault lines" in the excerpt is something that is powerful and threatening to others.

Explanation:

There may be "fault lines" that demarcates and separates people to people, but in times of crisis and common fight against evil such as terrorism, people forget their national identities and become Americans first. And this is what makes America great in comparison to any other country.