Orphan Train

Do you know how orphans were treated in the past? Probably not, and that’s why the book Orphan Train should be selected by the city of Ottawa Hills as a novel for the residents of all ages and backgrounds to read. Orphan Train is about two women who live similar lives. The one situation that made their lives different, was the time when they were considered orphans. Although not everyone likes the same books, Orphan Train should be selected by the city of Ottawa Hills because it is important to know

What it was like riding the orphan trains changed with time. Some of the first orphan trains were a little better than the cattle cars with seats and bathrooms. Later on in time, as more money became available, the riders were able to ride in better cars. The last orphan train riders rode in Pullman cars ( which were also known as sleeping cars). About thirty to forty children rode these trains with only two to three adults. They were told that they were going out west, but the children really

class because of their financial situation. Thesis: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline and Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín are books that can be viewed through a Marxist lens. Both characters Eilis and Dorothy struggle with the lack of economic power, different levels of class and financial struggles towards successful careers throughout their early lives. Body Paragraph 1: Main Point: Lack of Economic power. Topic Sentence: Dorothy from Orphan Train and Eilis from Brooklyn both have a lack of economic

Many people have certain symbols in their life that bring them comfort and represent who they are as a person. In Christina Baker Kline’s Orphan Train, symbols function to convey Molly and Vivian’s desire to maintain their connections to their pasts, their search for self-identity, and the trauma and loss they experience. Molly’s turtle tattoo exemplifies Molly’s personal identity and represents much of the loss she has experienced as a child. The loss, trauma, identity and longing to stay connected

discourteous behavior, it is nearly impossible not to feel slightly self-conscious. Imagine how strenuous that must be for children who do not feel the love, acceptance, and reassurance that family and friends offer after the insecurities take root. In Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline, both Molly and Vivian struggle to discover their true identities without the influence of a family that understands them. Instead, they discover influences more diverse than they could ever imagine throughout their upbringing

there were about two hundred thousand children who were either orphaned or abandoned by families who could no longer care for them. These children needed new families to care for them. The children traveled west mainly to rural areas in the Midwest by train in search of new homes where they could live and work. The children generally were a year old to seventeen years old. Most were separated from their brothers and sisters, and some never saw their siblings again. Thus began the “placing out” movement

Orphan Children living in the 1800s were living on overcrowded streets of cities. Over 30,000 abandoned kids were placed into new families throughout Canada and the United States using what were called ‘orphan trains’ . This movement was one of the first documented for foster care in America. The Orphan Train Movement was a supervised welfare program that operated between 1854 and 1929. These kids faced many obstacles, a rough childhood, and their family life could be torn apart or challenging for

“Orphans, Foundlings, waifs, half-orphans, street Arabs, and street urchins were terms used to describe abandoned children” (DiPasquale). In New York City alone, there were 30,000 homeless children in the 1850’s (The Orphan Trains). Children averaging from six to eighteen lived very homeless and neglecting lives and had little to no hope for a successful life. Children’s lives, orphanages, and Orphan Trains changed the way children lived during the 1800s. In the 1800’s, many people lived in poverty

Riders on the Orphan Train “When a child of the streets stands before you in rags, with a tear-stained face, you cannot easily forget him. And yet, you are perplexed what to do. The human soul is difficult to interfere with. You hesitate how far you should go.” – Charles Loring Brace Between 1854 and 1929 the United States was engaged in an ambitious, and ultimately controversial, social experiment to rescue poor and homeless children, the Orphan Train Movement. The Orphan Trains operated prior

In the novel, Orphan Train by Baker, she shows many sociological concepts, throughout the novel. The novel shows many encounters of socialization with the main two characters, Vivian and Molly. In chapter 5, Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life by David M. Newman, Newman explains how ourself is a product of socialization. Socialization is a process of learning, which one learns hot to act according to the rules and expectations of a particular culture (Newman 116). The agents of