Question

Reread paragraphs 1-6 and summarize how the narrator feels about leaving Russia and immigrating to the United States. How does she expect her life to be better in America? Use text evidence to support your response.

Answer 1

This question is about the article "America and I".

When reading between paragraphs 1-6, we can see that when leaving Russia, the author has the concept of "American dream" alive. This is because the author lived an life of oppression and few resources in Russia. The author allows the reader to understand that her life in Russia was limited, small, without opportunities and sad, but that would change in America. For the author, America was the land of freedom, opportunity and hope. She felt that America would offer her everything that Russia denied her and that in America she would work, express herself, be happy, do the things she wanted and be fully accomplished, in addition to being allowed to follow her dreams and enjoy the her life as she wanted.