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Summary Of Uprising By Margaret Peterson

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In works of literature, a character often takes part in a great battle. In the novel Uprising by Margaret Peterson, Bella has to go through many challenges and obstacles to take care of her family in Italy and herself. Bella was an Italian immigrant that decided to go to NYC and worked in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Bella’s intention was to go to NYC, work, and be efficient . As soon as she gets to NYC her cousin Pietro, finds her a job at the top of a ten-story building, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Where she began cutting hanging threads from shirtwaist. Bella was a fast and devoted learner, in page 44 Bella snipped threads and imagined it was a grain of wheat dropping into a bucket that her mother would be holding. She was a dedicated worker for her family to help them survive. Bella had an inhumane experience working in the Shirtwaist Factory. She was extremely tolerant for the sake of her family for example, a lot of tolerance was shown from her when Signor Carlotti yelled at her “ You idiot girl!” when she missed a thread. Secondly, Bella had money taken out of her salary when she was learning how to sow. It was very inconsiderate of Signor Carlotti, reason being it was her first time. In addition, Bella describes the temperature of the work place as “stifling hot” and having to do repetitive work and no breaks. …show more content…

Yetta was also an immigrant from Russia who worked in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, working hard and still being paid low wages. Yetta was someone who participated in strikes and all meetings to make things better for her and others. For example, unsafe work conditions, being charged for materials and verbal abuse. Furthermore, after Jane at one point left her home because she was in complete disagreement with the way her father got his money, she worked at the factory also. Jane ended up joining the strike to fight for women’s

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