Analysis of Memories of an Immigrant

Today, during our broadcasting, we will berate virtually immigration, particularly the huge immigrations period, from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, to the the States nearly 12 million immigrants, coming from all parts of the world, arrived in the United States between 1870 and 1900. To discuss of this way out with us, the famous author of Memories of an immigrant, bloody shame Wilde, will present her book. Good morning, as you know, immigration is an important subject in the world today.But, what did you decide to write a book about it, and what did you choose this time in particular. Memories of an immigrant is a biography of my grand-mother Annie McBride, an Irish immigrant. favorable and ethnical differences of immigrants have built north-American culture. In your book, why did your grand-parent decide to emigrate to the USA? Annie was born in 1880 in Ireland. She emigrated in 1901 because she wanted personalized freedom or relief from se mipolitical and religious persecution.Actually, there were political subordination by the British policy and religious prejudice of Protestant Masters to the Catholic Irish. In 1845, the great potato rot killed more of the crops pot had planted and a deficit resulted, but 50 age after the view was the same. What were her expectations and dreams? Fleeing crop failure, land and job shortages, and famine, she came to the U. S. because it was perceived as the land of economic opportunity well-disposed Land . She decided to determine down in the US to start a new life, in order to have better prospects, so as to earn a better living.She hopped for a better future. Did she go with all her family in the Golden land? Hers parents died when she was young but she was raised by her uncle post-horse and his married charwoman a couple of farmers. In 1895, Bill immigrated to the new country spell his wife and Annie would staid in Ireland. after(prenominal) he had worked and earned spec ie for the passage of them, they could have joined him. There is an extract of her journey to the US. Annie McBride say My journey to Ellis Island Day 20 Im in this boat since 20 days. It is so long. I thought the trip gonna be less hard.I am in steerage class my write out is not comfortable at all. I sleep with six other persons, a French woman and an old German man. The 4 others, I dont know their name, I didnt pull in their language. They are kind people I ate with them yesterday evening, in the dormitory. My only diner was a lukewarm soup, a boiled potatoes and a stringy beef. The quality is poor, but it was good compared to the piece of bread we had in Ireland. I still have two months to end this trip. During the day, I talk with Julie and Gunter, my bedrooms mates.I learn genuinely much about their country their cognises and why did they decide to come to the USA. For me, eating potatoes was a miracle, in Ireland the potato famine was a disaster and left wad of people d estitute. I had the judgment that I was living the beginning of my new life. A life without fears and problems. I am very hopeful and impatient. Yesterday I didnt succeed to sleep, outside, a huge storm was rumbling. I was afraid because I hate storms and I always thought that in the ocean, it could be very dangerous.One time of day ago, when I talked with her, Julie told me that the captain wasnt very nice, he committed sexual offences. I estimate this behavior is inappropriate to a female passenger, and I dont get word why he used this language. There is not drinking peeing on the boat. Yesterday, I drunk water with and horrible rancid impression and I had an unbearable stomach ache. I staid in my bed all the day, I was so bored. I heard that a typhus fever disease appeared on the boat. Im afraid, its gonna increase my constant pressure, this illness made lot of dead people in Ireland.I will propose to people to play cards with me, stay without do anything is just impossible , I think I will die of boredom. This day will end in four hours and let the place to other long and hard change of location day. I cant wait to arrive to USA. To see this new country, this new people, to live my new life. How was the arrival in the US and at Ellis Island? After four weeks in the boat, she made out the shore through the fog and was very excited. Annies first view of the United States was at Ellis Island in New York.After leaving the ship all the immigrants had medical and legal inspections. If they were healthy and if they had 25$ they were allowed to leave Ellis Island and start their new lives. After inspections, where did she go? Bill told her the situation was very difficult when he arrived in the USA. In the ship, he met another Irish Sean who proposed to him to go to Philadelphia where there were working opportunities the country was growing and it need men to do the heavy work of building bridges, canals, and railroads.Thus, they were engaged to do work of building of railroads and canals, for miserable wages. They were forced to live in cellars because of poverty. Their brogue and dress provoked ridicule their poverty and illiteracy provoked scorn. Then, Bill and Sean settled in the already existing Irish communities, where Catholic Churches had been built, and cultural traditions were carried out. Consequently, Molly, Bills wife, and Annie joined him at Philadelphia. They found work as chamber maid and caretaker of children. The Church played an integral part in their lives.It was a Church who fought not only for their souls but also for their homosexual rights. Often stereotyped and discriminated against, many immigrants suffered verbal and physical abuse because they were different. Their changeover into American life, however, was not smooth as the Irish minority came into school and sometimes violent conflict with the Protestant majority. After 10, Annie had children with Sean, and in 1950, she founded a college, today ren owned, in Virginia. Thank you for your presentation and participation, Mary Wilde.