Christina Baker Kline's Orphan Train

The book "Train Go Sorry" was authored by Leah Hager Cohen it is a story of an unknown culture; the book focuses on hearing loss, both as a disability and as a culture. The book was written in the first and third person narrative and it follows the daily lives of Ms. Leah Cohen and several other students and staff at Lexington School for the Deaf in New York. Ms. Cohen’s Grandfather Sam was deaf and attended Lexington when it was first founded. This was "seen" as the foundation for Cohen’s father Oscar and finally Leah as well as their family (who are both able to hear) to build their lives at Lexington. Her father Oscar became the superintendent of Lexington school and Leah spent her childhood within the school's walls. By her father becoming superintendent of the Lexington school this resulted in the whole family becoming fluent in ASL. Ms. Cohen’s father Oscar spent his career trying the best he could to listen to the needs of deaf/hard of hearing individual's needs and doing the best he could to advocate for them. The book also follows the lives of several individuals who attended Lexington, some of the individuals who were in attendance were Ms. Sofia and Ms. Irina Normatov and Mr.

Orphan Train is a novel about Molly and Vivian, who spend time together and share their life experiences. Molly is a 17-year-old girl, a Penobscot Indian who is aging out of the foster care system, and her improbable friendship with a 91-year-old woman named Vivian, an Irish immigrant child that rode an orphan train. Vivian is born Niamh, who is renamed Dorothy and renamed name again to Vivian as she is left by herself in New York after her family dies in a fire. She is taken in by Children's Aid Society and sent west on an Orphan Train to find a new home. Molly is put into the foster care system after her dad died in a car accident and her mother turned

She uses unique words and phrases, metaphors and descriptions, and witty but informative tone. She opens the readers’ minds up to what the world we are living in is becoming. It is everyone for themselves, therefore every individual should become educated on every subject that they can handle. There is no possible way someone should overeducate themselves; it is just an impossibility. Imagine what life would be like if eventually everyone only knew about what their degree was in. There would not be many conversations, no improvement in the quality of life, a shorter survival rate, etc. The worst feeling in the world is feeling useless or worthless which could happen if you do not expand your knowledge. Go out in the world and learn what can be learned by observing, reading, studying, listening, asking, tasting, touching, smelling, or anything that helps you learn. The world needs more intelligence in every area. It is time that we take a stand and educate ourselves and others as much as we possibly

In the case of ethos, the author is a professor at Yale University, which is a status that commands credibility and respect. She presents herself as a Chinese mother (authority figure), who was raised according to this method, which shaped her own parenting style to her two daughters. This, however, makes her biased, and it is evident in many of her statements.

Discover Yourself Through Others The book Orphan Train, written by Christina Baker Kline, explores the life of a teenage outcast named Molly and reveals how Molly’s relationship with an elderly widow helps her understand herself. Molly lost both of her parents at a young age and spent most of her teen years in foster care. After stealing a book from a bookstore, Molly must do community service. She chooses to help an old woman named Vivian clean out her attic.

Sixteen years ago, Skylar Blaize Pichey was born. She was born to a single mother, who got pregnant the first time she had sex. Her mom thought she loved this man, but soon came to realize he was no good when he hit her. She moved back in with her parents and was living with them during this time. Skylar was born 6lbs 6oz, just a little thing. Her mother’s only child, at the time and present day. Her mother fell in love at first sight. She was cared for by her mother and her grandparents, her father was occasionally around to see her, until her mother decided he would not be a part of their lives.

Orphan Train is a novel about Molly and Vivian who spend time together and share their life experiences. Molly is a 17 year-old girl, a Penobscot Indian who is aging out of the foster care system, and her improbable friendship with a 91-year-old woman named Vivian, an Irish immigrant child that rode an orphan train. Vivian Explains that the Nielsen family depend on her. Vivian begins to set on making make the store as lucrative as possible. Molly learns that she must depend on herself. Molly has learned not to faith in people besides herself.

Christina Baker Kline’s novel Orphan Train follows the the paths of two very similar women who are separated only by age. One of the main characters, Molly Ayer, is a seventeen-year-old high school student who has been assigned to yet another unwanted foster home. After attempting to steal a book from the local library, Molly has to help an elderly woman clean out her attic to avoid having to go to juvenile detention. The elderly woman, Vivian Daly, is the other protagonist in the story and has a past that is very similar to Molly’s. Vivian, known as Niamh Power when she was young, immigrated to America with her family from

Orphan trains and Carlisle and the ways people from the past undermined the minorities and children of America. The film "The orphan Trains" tells us the story of children who were taken from the streets of New York City and put on trains to rural America. A traffic in immigrant children were developed and droves of them teamed the streets of New York (A People's History of the United States 1492-present, 260). The streets of NYC were dirty, overcrowded, and dangerous. Just as street gangs had female auxiliaries, they also had farm leagues for children (These are the Good Old Days, 19). During the time of the late 1800's and early 1900's many people were trying to help children. Progressive reformers, often called

Using sources like the one listed above helped increase her appeal to ethos. One detail that caught my attention was the fact that she didn’t have any personal examples to share with on the subject to appeal to ethos, only other people’s. This caught me off guard because the way she opened her piece sounded as if she were personally involved in the

The orphan trains finally stopped in 1930 for several reasons, including a decreased need for farm labor in the Midwest and increased efforts by social service agencies to keep struggling families together. The rise of the welfare system made a major difference, helping with financial support for children, who, in an earlier age, might have taken to the streets(Warren, 1998)

In the “Invisible Child” written by Andrea Elliot, a lifestyle of a homeless girl named Dasani and her family is shown. Elliot displays Dasani’s culture, and some of the struggles that she and her family face daily because they are homeless. Dasani is very dedicated to her school work. She wants to be better than anyone in her family ever was so she doesn’t have to worry about being homeless for the rest of her life. In some ways I can relate to Dasani, I am very passionate about my school work as well. I want to excel so I can be my very best in the future. However, our reasoning’s for wanting to be the best we can be are a little different. She wants to excel so she no longer has to worry about being homeless whereas I’ve never been homeless so I cannot say the exact same. I grew up being a very privileged kid. Both of my parents worked full time good paying jobs. I’ve never had to want for much of anything. My parents have always spoiled me with nice things, they have always made sure my siblings and I had nice clothes and a decent meal to eat. They are even paying for me to attain a college education. Dasani and her family however are a lot different from mine. In the “Invisible Child” Elliot tells us how Dasani’s parents do not have legit jobs, instead they have side “hustles” that only bring in a few dollars. Elliot states (2013) that a lot of mornings Dasani was starving at school because she had no breakfast. Dasani and her siblings also had to wear clothes that were

She also appeals to ethos by establishing her credibility. However, the author’s

of why she's apprehensive of the books, other than that because the society says she should be.

As I first began reading Orphan Train, I was confused as to how Molly and Niamh's stories overlapped. I thought that they had very different lives and didn't see much of a connection between them. However, as I continued reading I understood how truly similar their lives were, even if they grew up in very different periods of time. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I found it very interesting to see the life of an orphan through two different sets of eyes in two different time periods.