From 1900 to 1910 nine million immigrants left their homes and settled in America (“Biggest Population Boom Ever” 2). Of these nine million people, the majority suffered under poor work conditions and deplorable housing arrangements. Because of these hardships, immigrants faced struggles in their American destinations, whether it was through finding a job in the area or having reasonable means of living. Within this vast subject, connections from the living and working conditions of immigrants in America during the early 1900s, the distribution of businesses throughout the country, and excerpts from Isaac Singer’s The Son From America can be made.
Coming into a new country as minorities, immigrants had a tendency to work on undesirable jobs by necessity, and they lived in troublesome, hazardous environments. People were sometimes given contracts by companies to work in America in exchange for perks, such as free transportation across the …show more content…
For example, few migrants living in America became wealthy, as did Samuel after leaving Poland, demonstrated by the following quote: “It was said in Lentshin that he became a millionaire there” (Singer ?????????). This is a stark contrast to the conditions in which most migrants realistically worked and the wage they received, most of those people being lucky to make a million dollars today doing the same jobs. However, aside from disparities between actuality and the story, it is credible to believe that a career in baking would be available to Samuel. He validates his skills when he tells Berlcha that he “’was a baker for many years in New York” and “began to knead the dough” (Singer ???????????). Because of his propitious position and an accurate representation of work for a Jewish immigrant in New York, Samuel was able to symbolize a migrant in the early
Coming into a new country as minorities, immigrants had a tendency to work on undesirable jobs by necessity, and they lived in troublesome, hazardous environments. People were sometimes given contracts by companies to work in America in exchange for perks, such as free transportation across the …show more content…
For example, few migrants living in America became wealthy, as did Samuel after leaving Poland, demonstrated by the following quote: “It was said in Lentshin that he became a millionaire there” (Singer ?????????). This is a stark contrast to the conditions in which most migrants realistically worked and the wage they received, most of those people being lucky to make a million dollars today doing the same jobs. However, aside from disparities between actuality and the story, it is credible to believe that a career in baking would be available to Samuel. He validates his skills when he tells Berlcha that he “’was a baker for many years in New York” and “began to knead the dough” (Singer ???????????). Because of his propitious position and an accurate representation of work for a Jewish immigrant in New York, Samuel was able to symbolize a migrant in the early