Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 and died in 1506. Columbus is considered to be ‘the principal European discoverer of America.” He was born in…
The city of New York plays a vital role in the story. New York is not only where the protagonist Sara Smolinsky lives with her…
Throughout the novel, Sara has a desire to attain an education to become a school teacher. Instead of adhering to the cultural norms of education,…
Excerpt: “He wants me to be dressed in the latest style, yet he kicks I’m spending all his money. He wants everything grand but cheap. When…
Excerpt: “I studied myself in the mirror. I examined, one by one, the features that gazed back at me. Tired eyes. Eyes that gazed far away…
Excerpt: “How strong, how full of life and hope I felt as I walked out the bakery. I opened my arms, burning to hug the new…
The Torah plays a significant role in Reb Smolinsky. Throughout the novel, Reb Smolinsky (Sara’s father) references the teachings of the Torah to dictate the…
As stated in the Cambridge English Dictionary a pilgrim was “a member of the group of English people who sailed to America and began living…
“How strong, how full of life and hope I felt as I walked out the bakery. I opened my arms, burning to hug the new…
Quotation: “That burning day when I got ready to leave New York and start out of my journey to college! I felt like Columbus starting…
