At the time of 1850-1914 over 350,000 Bohemians migrated towards the USA! The bohemians in the book can relate to the past history. Many of the bohemians had to go through rough times to get into the United States. This was a great topic to go along with the book, so I will inform you on some of the bohemian history!
Marie was a lady from the book “ O’Pioneers” that migrated from the Austrian empire, which was also known as the bohemian countries. In the book Albert Tovesky travels to the west, because he was wise since there was land that not very many people lived in. In part seven it talks about Marie's father, “Marie's father, Albert Tovesky, was one of the more intelligent Bohemians who came West in the early seventies.” (Cather 53). …show more content…
The trip took about 30 days on a steamer, and 3 months on a sailboat! They were very well equipped with food, dishes, straw mattresses, and blankets, however a lot of people ended up dying on this crazy trip. The boats were very unsanitary and hot in the lower decks. Children were also born on this trip, but some families were quickly separated. If a family had ten family members or close to ten family members they were split up. The dads and sons stayed in the US, while the women and children returned to their native homes. Once the bohemians arrived most of them went westward towards the land that wasn't as populated. They often formed bohemian communities, because their English wasn't good enough to communicate with locals.
Willa Cather made a great choice when she decided to use Bohemians in her story. They were very tough people that were willing to risk their lives in order to make their lives better. Marie was also a very strong woman. Albert Tovesky risked moving to Nebraska, because he had no clue what he was getting himself into. I feel like the topic “Bohemians” is a very relatable and smart choice to be put into this book.
This is a very good book that projects a lot of images in your head. I would suggest reading it, because it's filled with
Marie was a lady from the book “ O’Pioneers” that migrated from the Austrian empire, which was also known as the bohemian countries. In the book Albert Tovesky travels to the west, because he was wise since there was land that not very many people lived in. In part seven it talks about Marie's father, “Marie's father, Albert Tovesky, was one of the more intelligent Bohemians who came West in the early seventies.” (Cather 53). …show more content…
The trip took about 30 days on a steamer, and 3 months on a sailboat! They were very well equipped with food, dishes, straw mattresses, and blankets, however a lot of people ended up dying on this crazy trip. The boats were very unsanitary and hot in the lower decks. Children were also born on this trip, but some families were quickly separated. If a family had ten family members or close to ten family members they were split up. The dads and sons stayed in the US, while the women and children returned to their native homes. Once the bohemians arrived most of them went westward towards the land that wasn't as populated. They often formed bohemian communities, because their English wasn't good enough to communicate with locals.
Willa Cather made a great choice when she decided to use Bohemians in her story. They were very tough people that were willing to risk their lives in order to make their lives better. Marie was also a very strong woman. Albert Tovesky risked moving to Nebraska, because he had no clue what he was getting himself into. I feel like the topic “Bohemians” is a very relatable and smart choice to be put into this book.
This is a very good book that projects a lot of images in your head. I would suggest reading it, because it's filled with