Journey To America Essay, Research Paper

Journey to America written by Sonia Levitin, is the one of the greatest books

that was ever published. The book showed the how a family could survive in tough

times, and yet survive to live great. The book is well written, well thought of

and well done. The book is great to read and great to tell about, that why

you?re hearing it right now. Now listen now and think about reading it

later? The book started in Germany where the Platt family was living and

staring their quest out of the hellhole. During the starting it explains that

the family tried to live in Brazil but didn?t succeed so they returned back to

Germany. About after that is where the book starts, and the family decides that

the location is America and their new home. First their father ? papa?

leaves to America and advises that he will send for them. After about 4 days

they receive a letter that he is ok. Then about after 2 weeks, he sends a letter

that he got a job as a janitor, and tells them that the next letter is to leave

Germany. Then after a week and a half, he sends instructions on their way to

Zurich. Then the family leaves leaving their family behind. They get there and

get the room where Papa said to stay, and there were a letter that explained how

to get to America. Also telling them that a letter will come to go to the next

point of the plan. Then they head to France, then Catch a boat and reach America

where their father is waiting. The book was ravishing with important events, but

there were 3. It was when their Papa leaves, when they leave Germany, and when

they get to America. Though the ending was so predictable, it was that they get

to America, and they finally see their father. The Main Character Lisa was

changed a little bit because that she left her home and family/friends.

Basically she left everything, and the reason was just to survive. Other people

and other events changed the main character by Ruth telling her not to be honest

just not to leave the camp to survive longer. Also by Mama teaching them that

they have tot live poor but live. Lisa, during these times had to completely

change. Lisa?s traits are Caring, Loving, truthful, and strong (mentally). The

Book had a unique place and time which was Germany during World War 1 because

they were in Hitler?s wrath. The setting of the Book made the book more

exciting by the Nazis hating the Jews, and making life for the Jews extremely

harsh. The setting made the Platt?s flee Germany, and go to America where life

would be more applicable. I think that the setting had a perfect role in the

story because it was a survival book, where the family left to survive. I

believe when Sonia Levitin wrote this book she intended that the theme of the

book was survival. Survival was the theme of the book because it focussed on how

the Platt?s left Germany just to survive. The time was World War 1 and Jews

were hated and the Platt?s were Jews so the let to the land of the free. The

book showed the reader how it was like to be a Jew in that time and place. I

believe it must have been horrible for them how they had to leave everything,

and start over. Other themes expressed by the Author was kindness and courage

because they?re were people that total didn?t know them yet helped them,

also how the Platt?s started over. This is the good part in which you?re

done hearing about the book so you know now that it?s a good book. Now you

either have 2 choices either I keep on talking or you go and read the book. Read

the book its good for you.