The Orphan Train Summary
Book Report
Book Title: The Orphan Train Adventures
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Task 1: Telling which part of the story impresses me most.
After the orphans and Frances had arrived Missouri, some couples began to sign up to take the orphans with them. Though some orphans were not being chosen in the first round, Frances did not let the couples take them up easily. They must tell Frances why they would like to take care of them, the situation of the family, or other necessary information. If Frances thought that the environment was not suitable for the orphans to live in, she refused their request. At last, one boy, Eddie, was not chosen by any of the family.
I am impressed by the attitude of Frances. Towards the end of the selection, …show more content…
I feel sorry for them. I wonder how they suffer from loneliness. I do not understand why their parents give birth to them if they do not want to take care of them.
A lot of children become orphans because their parents give birth to them accidentally. In recent years, I have heard of a lot of such cases. I remember that there was one last week: after a woman had given birth to a baby, she put it into a plastic bag and left it in a rubbish bin. When the baby was discovered by people afterwards, it had already died. I wonder if the baby was saved, it would be another orphan. I believe that if people would like to give birth to a baby, they have to take up their responsibilities of taking care of the baby
I think that the society should put more emphasis on the care of orphans. Even though there are orphanages for them to live in and have guardant to take care of them, they lack family care. They may be mentally unhealthy and may be unwilling to communicate with others. I suggest that the government should put more resources in taking care of them and to help them integrating into the community. We, as a citizen, should also help to give warmth to the orphans, to visit the orphanage regularly and to give the orphans a feeling of
Book Title: The Orphan Train Adventures
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Task 1: Telling which part of the story impresses me most.
After the orphans and Frances had arrived Missouri, some couples began to sign up to take the orphans with them. Though some orphans were not being chosen in the first round, Frances did not let the couples take them up easily. They must tell Frances why they would like to take care of them, the situation of the family, or other necessary information. If Frances thought that the environment was not suitable for the orphans to live in, she refused their request. At last, one boy, Eddie, was not chosen by any of the family.
I am impressed by the attitude of Frances. Towards the end of the selection, …show more content…
I feel sorry for them. I wonder how they suffer from loneliness. I do not understand why their parents give birth to them if they do not want to take care of them.
A lot of children become orphans because their parents give birth to them accidentally. In recent years, I have heard of a lot of such cases. I remember that there was one last week: after a woman had given birth to a baby, she put it into a plastic bag and left it in a rubbish bin. When the baby was discovered by people afterwards, it had already died. I wonder if the baby was saved, it would be another orphan. I believe that if people would like to give birth to a baby, they have to take up their responsibilities of taking care of the baby
I think that the society should put more emphasis on the care of orphans. Even though there are orphanages for them to live in and have guardant to take care of them, they lack family care. They may be mentally unhealthy and may be unwilling to communicate with others. I suggest that the government should put more resources in taking care of them and to help them integrating into the community. We, as a citizen, should also help to give warmth to the orphans, to visit the orphanage regularly and to give the orphans a feeling of