English commentary : A boy's journey

« and nicknamed him “ wunderkind “.

We can suppose that is in German because at this time in history this was the war and germans people controlled Poland.

Later the author speak about the time context “ World War I had just ended, and it was a bad time in Europe “ (L 7-8).

The author is right, it remins me my history lessons, and i have learn that it was the reconstruction from Europe.

All was destroyed and this was not opportunities’s time.

It leads they to decides their to leave to America.

Maybe can they found more opportunities over there for him.

Finally because of his uncle he can leave to America with his father.

After they will make anouth money with his voice to bring all his familly too to America.

I can believe that after this war and in poland people was’nt enough rich to go back from Europe.

That is the begining of Seymour’s history and the plot of the extract. Then begin Seymour’s and his father in 1920 on board the ship called “ Lapland “.

“It was on my way to America.

“ (l19) symbolised Seymour’s new life.

I imagine that he was wonder by this futur journey.

He stesses the fact that it is a “ big boat “ (l20) and to pass through the Atlantic Ocean ; he is same optimistic with the world “ fun “ .

The author is a that moment just eight years old and make what is suggest like an wonderful travel..

But he proved us the opposite situation, he qualified this journey like “ miserable “ it is a hard world. He explain what he say and describe us his terrible life conditions on the ship. He can’t realy rest him in his room, he can’t sleep into there.

I can understand him.

I never can sleep into a ship it move to much and it is totaly unconfortable ! It reminds me a lot of film board on a ship, i can imagine how hard must it be. The author show to readers an other twist wich he must support : the bad weather.

He make us realized how complicated must be travels at that time.

All was hard, sleep, eat, etc...

And it cost still a lot of money.

After this pessimistic vision of the travel, Seymour describ arrivals in America with the view on the Statue of Liberty, everybody was impressed face of that.

He was sick and he still go out to look at the statue.

I supposed that it was too the symbol of new life, new dream and end trip for all newcomers.

But then a new events happens : the medical examination.

To my mind if i was him, i will be. »