Which detail best supports the idea that arriving in
America was a great relief after the long voyage?
Read this excerpt from Immigrant Kids, by Russell
Freedman.
My mother, my stepfather, my brother Giuseppe, and
my two sisters, Liberta and Helvetia, all of us together,
happy that we had come through the storm safely,
clustered on the foredeck for fear of separation and
looked with wonder on this miraculous land of our
dreams.
Giuseppe and I held tightly to Stepfather's hands, while
Liberta and Helvetia clung to Mother. Passengers all
about us were crowding against the rail. Jabered
conversations, sharp cries, laughs and cheers -- a
steadily rising din filled the air. Mothers and fathers lifted
up babies so that they too could see, off to the left, the
Statue of Liberty
Immigrant passengers were very crowded on the
ship's deck
O Immigrant passengers were afraid of being
separated.
O Immigrant passengers made noise when they saw
the Statue of Liberty
Immigrant passengers held tightly to their families.