1. The explanation of the attitude of a “Yankee” was a very fresh idea. Everyone associates the term with the northern forces or the baseball team, but a description of what a regular “Yankee” is was clever and interesting. A similar term would be to define what a patriot is.
2. The allusions add detail, and in some cases humor, to the essay. I feel it was a very effective method. If one did not “get” the allusions, then they may actually subtract from the essay, as the reader would get hung up on what they mean, rather than the point of the essay.
3. The writer first said what people think of when thinking of a Yankee and then used an anecdotal story to describe what a Yankee is. I think the writer put the right amount of time into each element.
4. “According to my friend, that's the first tenet of Yankee-ness.”
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