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Far and Away as compared to Coming to America by Roger Daniels. ...
• Far and Away was based in the 1890’s. ... Shannon was a wealthy Irish woman who did not leave because of the famine, but rather to get away from her father and his stubborn ways. ... In order to deflect immigration from the British Isles to Canada, rather than the US, fares were made much higher to travel to New York. ... Also, Canada bound ships left from every seaport in Ireland, which was more convienet for the emigrants taking a ferry to Liverpool, where they would take a ship to the US. ... Most, who left Canada for the US, ended up in Boston. ... ” The Irish faced a lot of discrimination in the US. ...
Far and Away is a saga that has many different aspects: the harsh conditions of the poor Irish, the struggle to make it in America, romance between and wealthy Irish woman and a poor Irish laborer, and the Victory of attaining land.
Approximate Word count = 927
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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