The Uprooted Oscar Handlin Analysis

America, in the course of human history, has often become synonymous with “the land of immigrants.” In The Uprooted by Oscar Handlin, Handlin discusses the different experiences of the immigrant people in the early 1900’s. Within the discussion, came the idea that many immigrants had certain, specific visions in their mind about how differently their lives would be in America, but were harshly faced with the bitter reality. Those realities included the availability of jobs, housing, and If immigrants were to be asked their reasons for emigrating, among the top answers would be for work. Oscar Handlin described the dire necessity of work for immigrants, because in order to survive in the new land, immigrants must find jobs. “As time went by, they became restless seekers after employment...yet they remained unsuccessful” (Handlin 60). Despite all the talk about endless possibilities in America, immigrants had an enormously difficult times finding work because many positions required experience or education, which many immigrants had yet to possess of either. When the opportunity of a job, no matter how small or odd, immigrants were never hesitant to provide their services. In the late 19th century, the men mainly provided for their families economically, but had difficulty when they were
Oscar Handlin perfectly described the reality of immigration and didn't outline so much the idealistic view of America. The land of immigrants has not always been the kindest to immigrants, but nevertheless, people continuously decide to move to America. Even when their dreams of living a life full of opportunities didn't come true, the dreams of their children and the children of them have a greater probability of becoming reality. And that chance, that hope is the reason people in the 19th century flocked to America and why they continue to, decades