Essay On The Red Umbrella And A Band-Aid For 800 Children

Immigration is a common topic being talked about that can be told in different ways with aspects of being similar and different. Two excerpts from stories that are a good example for this statement are from “The Red Umbrella” by Christina Diaz Gonzalez and “A Band-Aid for 800 Children” by Eli Sastow. They can portray Immigration in different ways. One common subject that they both have is children that are classified as “immigrant orphans” are being separated from their parents for a chance at a better life and future in the U.S.. These stories do have things in common with their subject. Both of them center mainly around the fact that many children are being separated from their families and immigrating to the U.S., simply because their lives would otherwise be at risk. These are decisions that are being made for better lives. These kids would otherwise be forced into an unhealthy lifestyle in revolution or have no one to care or watch over them. Both of these stories are also based off of real events. “The Red Umbrella” is based off the Cuban Revolution that took place in the 1950s that majorly affected America’s population. “A Band-Aid for 800 Children” is based on the life of an actual woman that is responsible for caring for hundreds of children immigrating to the U.S.. …show more content…
One story has a positive tone towards the kids immigrating to the U.S. while the other has a more negative feeling. The settings are quite different, one being set in modern day and the other in the 1950s. They differ from each other by one being hopeful and the other being hopeless to the thought of their troubles ever getting better. “The Red Umbrella” tells the story from the point of view of the kids immigrating to the U.S., while “A Band-Aid for 800 Children” is from the point of view of a woman struggling to care for the hundreds of immigrant