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From the letter, it appears that Saehle is indeed a very brave and optimistic woman, who seems ready to take on the challenges of the new world without too much anxiety. But part of me has to wonder if she was possibly exaggerating her feelings when she wrote to her brother, possibly in an attempt to make her family back home feel more at ease with her going abroad. The idea of traveling across the Atlantic and staring a new life in a new world, as a single woman in those days, must have been a daunting and nerve racking task, and it just seems incredible to me that she was able to remain in such high spirits throughout her whole experience. --Grace C. | From the letter, it appears that Saehle is indeed a very brave and optimistic woman, who seems ready to take on the challenges of the new world without too much anxiety. But part of me has to wonder if she was possibly exaggerating her feelings when she wrote to her brother, possibly in an attempt to make her family back home feel more at ease with her going abroad. The idea of traveling across the Atlantic and staring a new life in a new world, as a single woman in those days, must have been a daunting and nerve racking task, and it just seems incredible to me that she was able to remain in such high spirits throughout her whole experience. --Grace C. | ||
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| + | In reading this account, it struck me as to how happy and optimistic Saehle was. I have read many accounts of immigrants coming to the new land, and this was definitely an exception for me. This was the first time I have ever heard of someone being so positive about everything and not complaining about how horrible the trip was or sick they were throughout it. Maybe she truly was the exception and had a good experience or maybe she didn't want her brother to worry at all about her so she made everything sound more wonderful than it really was. If I were her, I probably would want my brother to know that everything was going great (even if it wasn't) just so he wouldn't worry about me. --Lindsey S. | ||
== Bills of Sale of Chinese Prostitutes, 1875-76 == | == Bills of Sale of Chinese Prostitutes, 1875-76 == | ||
