America has always been a golden country for people from all around the world. Immigrants came to America with high expectations. People heard many stories of all the land, job opportunities in America, so they decide to come. At the same time, when arriving, it was not what they had expected. Although industry aid immigrants with work and new technology, but most immigrants found that living in American was very difficult. They struggle with long hours work and low wages. They also dealt with harsh working conditions and communication problem. Also, America gave immigrant a false sense of hope. In Louis Adamic’s article, A Slovenian Boy Remembers Tales of the Golden Country best show the people’s inner voice living in America. Through this
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For example, if the economy increase, that means people have more job opportunities and higher wages. This can help workers to improve their working conditions. As the economy increase, the liberal social reforms being present, America became the talk of the world because it improves many people living in poverty. People from every part of the world wanted to become a part of this American dream and its culture. In the document, the author delineates his childhood enthusiasm to come to America because every single person he met who returned from America had a huge change in their lives. For example, their looks, “Clean shaven Amerikanec, blue serge suit, buttoned shoes very large in the toes and with India rubber heels, a lack derby, a shiny celluloid collar, and a loud mecktie made even louder by a dazzling horseshoe pin, which, rumor had it, was made of gold, while his suitcase of imitation leather, tried with straps, bulged with gifts from America for his relative and friend in the village”. Through his childhood experiences, the author explains how exciting and delighting it is for anyone to dream about their change of lives. I believe every immigrant share the similar story for most of the people who come to America today …show more content…
Theodore Roosevelt was the president of the America, under his presidency people could experience a feeling of independence and sovereignty. On the other hand, European countries were ruled by monarchs and dictators. In a dictatorship, there is no freedom of thought or speech and very little people involve under this government form. As the author describes, the difference between America and European were that non-citizen foreigners in America could walk up to the president and even shake their hands. However, in the year of 1909, European was one of the most shocking and unusual things for any people in European because the European people could only imagine in their dream getting a chance to see the “Pope of Rome or the Emperor of Austria” shaking their hands. As the boy’s mention in the document, every time his mother heard about this, she always laughs. The document amplifies the desperate need of a better house, better education, independence and freedom for European people and that is the only path that European people want to seek. Dictators had ruled European societies for a long period of time through the early twentieth century and people were not able to fully perform their rights. This document focuses on the suppressed European societies; it focuses on the European hidden desire. European want to set free and become independent like democracy in
For example, if the economy increase, that means people have more job opportunities and higher wages. This can help workers to improve their working conditions. As the economy increase, the liberal social reforms being present, America became the talk of the world because it improves many people living in poverty. People from every part of the world wanted to become a part of this American dream and its culture. In the document, the author delineates his childhood enthusiasm to come to America because every single person he met who returned from America had a huge change in their lives. For example, their looks, “Clean shaven Amerikanec, blue serge suit, buttoned shoes very large in the toes and with India rubber heels, a lack derby, a shiny celluloid collar, and a loud mecktie made even louder by a dazzling horseshoe pin, which, rumor had it, was made of gold, while his suitcase of imitation leather, tried with straps, bulged with gifts from America for his relative and friend in the village”. Through his childhood experiences, the author explains how exciting and delighting it is for anyone to dream about their change of lives. I believe every immigrant share the similar story for most of the people who come to America today …show more content…
Theodore Roosevelt was the president of the America, under his presidency people could experience a feeling of independence and sovereignty. On the other hand, European countries were ruled by monarchs and dictators. In a dictatorship, there is no freedom of thought or speech and very little people involve under this government form. As the author describes, the difference between America and European were that non-citizen foreigners in America could walk up to the president and even shake their hands. However, in the year of 1909, European was one of the most shocking and unusual things for any people in European because the European people could only imagine in their dream getting a chance to see the “Pope of Rome or the Emperor of Austria” shaking their hands. As the boy’s mention in the document, every time his mother heard about this, she always laughs. The document amplifies the desperate need of a better house, better education, independence and freedom for European people and that is the only path that European people want to seek. Dictators had ruled European societies for a long period of time through the early twentieth century and people were not able to fully perform their rights. This document focuses on the suppressed European societies; it focuses on the European hidden desire. European want to set free and become independent like democracy in