SS Book Club Podcast

A group of friends discuss a book called "Ash of Roses" about the Irish immigrant experience. They talk about the main character, Rose, who travels to New York City with her family. They discuss the working conditions in the past compared to now and the rights workers have. They also mention the restrictions on immigrant women and how society's expectations have changed. Rose takes on responsibility and cares for her sister, showing personal growth. Overall, they conclude that we should appreciate the sacrifices our ancestors made for us to live in the United States. Hi, my name is Matthew and I'm responsible for directing the book talk Hi, my name is Jack and I'm responsible for asking questions Hi, my name is Ivan and I'm responsible for sharing my reactions and connections Hello guys, my name is Sammy and I'm responsible for the author's craft in the book Hello, my name is Shao. I'll be talking about the most important parts of the story that stuck out to me And we're doing ash of roses by MJ. Ok, this book is based on a historical fiction Of the Irish immigrant experience and some people major this book our second generation immigrants I want to learn more about the families This book is based on 16 year old Rose Nolan who traveled to New York City for a better job experience with her family Rose and her family arrive at Ellis Island and they are separated with their dad and her baby brother Joseph because Joseph sadly has trichoma With no man in the family Rose and her family go to their uncle Patrick's Rose and her family soon leave because they treat them poorly However, Rose and Maureen went to stay because they felt like they haven't given America a chance yet The mom in tears decides to let them go as Rose and Maureen settled down. They find work at the Triangle Service After reading the book guys some questions to ask What is the differences between the working conditions like in comparison to triangle shirtwaist factories and now and What rights would workers be asking for it right now like in comparison to before Well answering your question like if you compared like the working conditions back then to now Like back then there was a like a lot of sweatshops with like people were overused and like They got very low pay, but now there's like a set boundary where like There's minimum wage. So like you can't pay like someone below that Adding on what Ivan was saying, especially now working hours are also what a lot of workers are seeing For example, most workers now only have to work about 40 hours a week. So that's about eight hours a day shift and Back then when people in 20th century they were mostly working long hours just like in the factory or and the conditions were very cramped and suffocating In addition I think that For more safety, they should have fire alarms to every floor of buildings and they should also add fire extinguishers This will help Not not having people getting killed On page 158 to 159 it implies that the working conditions were not as good as the working conditions in today's society as The triangle short ways factor was back then was crowded and cramped In chapter 5 why wasn't the immigrant woman allowed to leave Ellis Island on her own? How is this woman supposed to behave in the time? What are the people then think about the woman could do and how do you know? Immigrant women most likely weren't allowed to leave their own leave on their own because They're expected to have a provider with them or a man of the family in addition women were thought of We're thought of like as of housekeepers and someone who takes care of their family while the man is away at work This can kind of still connect to today's society because now women are still expected to However now less woman stay home and they have been increasingly more involved in job Throughout this throughout the book rose changes from being a normal teenager to then taking Responsibility and taking care of marine this changes her as a person Responsibility and taking care of marine this changes her as a person I think by being more aware of What could happen to marine and? being more cautious Overall we can see that the immigration experience wasn't great back then as immigrants were overused and paid little to nothing Therefore this shows that we should be grateful for what our ancestors had to do for us to live in the United States You