Margaret Anne Brady Analysis

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Have you ever wanted go on a journey far far away from home? Going somewhere that you dont know can be exciting and very scary. The only transportation that is available is only a passenger ship. This story will be about a young girl boarding the Titanic to start a new life and become a new person. Margaret Ann Brady is a young girl who is just only thirteen years old. She lives in an orphanage in London, England, she pretty much lives a lonely life by herself. Margaret is taken care my a lady named Sister Catherine and many other pepole. One day she is told by Sister Catherine that should should start writing things down in her dairy everyday, because she said that oneday she would want a written record. From now on everything willbe different for her, she will be leaving London to go to America to reunite with the only family member she has in America. …show more content…
Soon Margaret is sent to Sisters Mary Gregoria’s office, where she is told that she has and opportunity to be able to travel to America. Only with one condition she is told that she is to accompany a wealthy American woman named Mrs.Carstairs, in reality Margaret lucked because she got hired by her. Margaret is to accompany her while going to America on the Titani, before she is to be on her way, first she has to get accustomed with the rich life style. Margaret has to get along with Mrs.Carstairs, she is to spend most of her time with her and she is to act a certain way in order for her to be able to be accepted in the rich part of the

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