Anzia Yezierska’s fictional novel Bread Givers and Thomas Bell’s Out of this Furnace write a very detailed account on the life of immigrants in the 19th century. There are many pitiful situations, wonderful insights of the living conditions, the traditions of immigrants, and the struggles they face to live. In Bread Givers, the story based upon a typical Jewish family who live in Lower East Side of the New York City. This family has very traditional beliefs, especially the head of the household, Reb Smolinsky. This story tells the struggles they encounter from fitting into the New World. It shows a great difference between the tradition Jewish life and American life. In Out of this Furnace, the historical novel based upon a Slovak family who moved from Austria-Hungary to America, in attempt for a better living. These two historical and fictional novels share almost the same themes. The struggles they suffer, the inequality of gender and races surface in the verge of striving for a better living in the United
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A political factor is an activity having to do with the intervene of government policy to change or influence a business or a company’s operations. Political factor does influence the life of immigrants in America. Politics in the 19th century tend to be very bias. There are few big corporations who monopolize the industry. In Out of this Furnace, the building of the infrastructure shows a great example of political rights of workers working in the steel mill. Bell mentions that these infrastructures are beneficial for people of upper class and capitalist. Labors who work in the steel mills are not encouraged to vote during the decision of building these infrastructures.
“They run the country to suit them, and don 't think they 're going to let you interfere every few years with your miserable vote. Get that into your head. Your vote means nothing. The company man always
A political factor is an activity having to do with the intervene of government policy to change or influence a business or a company’s operations. Political factor does influence the life of immigrants in America. Politics in the 19th century tend to be very bias. There are few big corporations who monopolize the industry. In Out of this Furnace, the building of the infrastructure shows a great example of political rights of workers working in the steel mill. Bell mentions that these infrastructures are beneficial for people of upper class and capitalist. Labors who work in the steel mills are not encouraged to vote during the decision of building these infrastructures.
“They run the country to suit them, and don 't think they 're going to let you interfere every few years with your miserable vote. Get that into your head. Your vote means nothing. The company man always