The Red Umrbella Analysis

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Immigration is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. A common subject that appears in both stories is Immigration. Different texts portray immigration in different ways. In the texts A Bandaid for 800 Children and The Red Umbrella there are similarities and differences.
This paragraph is about how A Bandaid for 800 Children’s differences. The first difference is the perspective in whos telling the story. A Band Aid for 800 Kids is told in first person. An example from the text supporting this is “Dios mio,” she says, my God, because these are not just things she hopes to get done but things she needs to get done things she is in fact legally responsible for doing.” The second difference is the tone. In A Bandaid for 800 Children the tone is the writer has negative attitude towards sacrifice of kids separating from parents. An example from the text supporting this is “Sandigo is Miami’s most popular solution to a growing problem in
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In The Red Umbrella Told from the perspective of the kids entering the US. An example from the text supporting The Red Umbrella is “They’re not going with us.” My fear turned into anger. “You’re sending us away, aren’t you? Like some of the other kids. How can you do that?” Another difference is The Red Umbrella’s tone. The tone is that the author has Negative attitude towards the sacrifice of kids separating from their parents. An example from the text is “Your mother and I have decided …” Papá walked over and put his arm on Mamá’s shoulder. She sat frozen in place. “We’ve made plans for you to leave Cuba … tomorrow.” The last example is what the text includes to make it easier to understand. The Red Umbrella Includes facts, data, statistics to appeal to audience’s logical brain. An example of this is “Soon all kids will be forced to leave their families to go work in the ɹelds cutting sugar cane, and then they’ll be sent away to government

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