Streets+of+Gold

=Streets of Gold - Marie Raphael =

__Setting:__
Poland/

__P.O.V.:__
3rd person - narrator is telling the story

__Characters:__
The Bolinski Family: Marisia - 14 years old, artist Stefan - older, army deserter, reddish hair Mama Papa (Jozef) Katrina Adam - 9 years old Aleksander - dead, oldest brother

Elsa - Marisia's best friend in Poland Sofia Cybulski - also Polish, 16 years old, beautiful, serious, ernest Casimir Cybulski - Sofia's bratty little brother

Setting :
Lutrek, Poland

Summary:
Stefan is taken by the Russian army. He deserts and the family decides to leave for a better life in America.

Setting:
Poland/Hamburg, Germany

Summary:
The trip to Hamburg and the overnight stay there. Marisia's dreams of being a lady. Elsa's stories of gold in America.

Other Details:
Katrina - sniffles and coughing (could be foreshadowing - not able to enter Ellis Island and America)

Setting:
the boat to America

Summary:
The family is crossing to America. Marisia meets Sofia and her brother. Chapter points out the class difference between the travelers. First-class vs. steerage. Cabins and waiters vs. a curtain between male/female and a tin plate with stew.