Yezierska

aspects of being an American is being able to embrace their religion, their beliefs and history as they choose, without the fear of judgement. In the short story “America and I,” by Anzia Yezierska, says “Once I thought that in America everybody works for love. Nobody has to worry for a living…”(Yezierska 20) Yezierska was an immigrant and a newcomer to America. She explains her experiences as an immigrant coming to America to start a new life. It took her a while to consider herself as a true American

etc. Very ethnicity can be American. Being American does not necessarily mean that you were born in the U.S or that you have legal here. American are multi-racial.” In “America and I” by Anzia Yezierska, she builds and builds on to this definition of what does it mean to be american. Yezierska

In Anzia Yezierska's Bread Givers of 1952, a family of immigrant parents living in poverty in the ghetto of New York City struggles to survive. Yezierska’s use of simile and hyperbole emphasize the fact that women's role in life is deteriorated by men. For so long, women have gotten the stereotype that they are only worthy of cooking and cleaning and are treated poorly by men. Unfortunately, Sarah begins to feel as if she is the only one who wants to be treated equally and stand up for themselves

Erin Curley 10/9/14 Building American Identity: English Sara’s Success Sara Smolinsky, protagonist in the novel Breaad Givers, is one of the most successful characters in the book. Although her father, Reb, is financially dependent on his four daughters, Sara is determined to become an otherwise independent woman, contrasting with her sisters, who follow in their father’s wishes of becoming a wife and/or mother. Analysis of the book reveals that, despite Reb Smolinsky’s oppressiveness and dependence

Russia to America full of dreams and desires. She says, “America was a land of living hope, woven of dreams, aflame with longing and desire” (Yezierska 1970). For the narrator, America represents the ideal place to live, where everyone's dreams can come true. She believes that “in America everybody works for love. Nobody has to worry for a living” (Yezierska 1974). The narrator quickly finds out that life in America is not about working for love. Despite having hope that the former Russian immigrants

means to have a willing to accept others from different culture, freedom to do anything, and to have opportunities in terms of relaxed atmosphere. First of all, being American mean to have a willingness to accept others from different culture. Anzia Yezierska, the author of the selection, “American and I” article wrote about the many immigrants comes to America. “My great chance to learn to be a civilized being to become an American by living with them” (Yezieska 20). Her countless opportunity made her

Sara Smolinsky main goal in life is to find her own way and do what she wants. She desired to be inspired like when she was when she read Morris Lipkins poetry. When in her teen years, she dreamt of becoming a teacher so that everyone’s focus would be on her similar to her dad when he preaches. So eventually she felt like she was being held back at home and decided to leave to go find, and do, what made her happy. While away in school she received a marriage proposal from Max Goldstein and decided

from Russia to come here in search of money and wealth. But all she found was more hard work. Yezierska worked for a “nice” Russian family for awhile but they took advantage of her and never paid her. She worked in a sweatshop from dawn till dusk and she did not enjoy that. What she did find out, however, is that being an American isn't easy at all. It was harder than she expected. No one cared Yezierska was an immigrant from Russia, that didn't give her a free pass in America. She had to find a good

Does being American mean that you’re an American citizen, or does it mean that you have the same rights and decisions as someone who is a successful American citizen? These decisions include choices you make in order to better yourself in life, whether it has to do with your choice in career, or what you want to do in life. Making decisions, and having choices comes with freedom, as a person, and that reflects on being an American everywhere in the world, even though you’ve never been in America

The American Dream Accessible To All! When thinking about the American dream, many believe it to be the land of opportunity and hope. While that is true, people do not dig deeper and see the “true” American dream. The American dream could be anything from escaping hardships in another country, freeing from poverty to give your family a better life, or beginning your own life and starting your own American dream. The American dream means much more. It is accessible to anybody no matter where you