The Other Side Of The Sky Character Analysis

Have you ever been in a situation where you needed money to feed your children or riot to cross the border and leave a war torn city for a better life? Well, in the novel “The Other Side of the Sky” by Farah Ahmedi and Tamim Ansary, Farah faces rioting and getting trampled over to go to Pakistan and try to leave Afghanistan for a better life. Also, in the novel “New Directions” by Maya Angelou, the main character is trying to support her family since her husband had left her for a younger woman. In the story “Barrio Boy” by Ernesto Galarza, the main character is faced with many challenges because he had migrated to the United States from Mazatlan and he didn’t know English. Individuals are driven to pursue missions because people want a better life, better education, and more rights. All of these stories have a couple things in common, for example, in The Other Side of The Sky “Ahmedi and her mother decide to flee their home in Kabul in search for a better life.” and in New Directions “Annie’s marriage ends in 1903. She must work in order to support her two small boys. Annie ‘cuts a new path’ for herself”. People leave their homes to migrate to other countries …show more content…
Ernesto migrated to California and “successfully navigated the public school system”. As you can see, Ernesto successfully accomplished getting a better education and life. He also did continue to learn the English like here, “her voice patiently maneuvering me over the awful idiocies of the English language.”. Ernesto was definitely determined to complete his goal of learning english. All in all, this story shows how people migrate to different countries for a better life and/or