Sui Sin Far, Onoto Watanna, and Mary Antin have multiple similarities and differences pertaining to their immigration into the United States. The main similarity that greatly stood out to me among all of the stories is the characters anxious and somewhat fearful mindset to come to America. They all know they are heading for a better life and more opportunities, but at the same time they are fearful to step into the unknown, into a totally new country they knew nothing about. For exemple, Sui Sin Far writes of the man and woman with their young son coming into America. They are more excited than ever to start a new life in a great new country. This comes to a halt when they realize they can't bring their son with them and he ends up being withheld from them for months. This turns their initial positive feelings into great depression.
The main difference I noticed was the opportunity of education, which was only presented in Mary Antin's "The Promised Land." Although the young girl feels somewhat guilty for her chance at exciting education, since her sister must go to work in a factory and isn't able to attend school, she can't contain her bursts of joy due to her eagerness to jump into an American school. Her father values this chance at education, as she quotes "Father himself conducted us to school. He would not have delegated that mission to the President of the United States." He himself knows how greatly important this new adventure is, which is reciprocated to his daughters excited emotions. They both know this is the beginning of the rest of her life, and a great education is the opportunity she needs to succeed and have a better chance of leading a successful life and having a good job.
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