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Plot Summary of Hello America
"Livia Bitton-Jackson is a Holocaust survivor who came to the United States after World War II. Surviving the Nazis was only part of Livia's life. Hello America tells about being new to the United States and learning about living in America. Livia learns what being free is really all about as she experiences every day life. It is a fine example of how Jewish people adapted to living in freedom. It is humorous in places. Everyday life that we take for granted, Livia found amazing. When she worries about not having the necessary paperwork to travel from one New York City borough to another, a view of her life in Europe is evident. Livia describes her young adult life. She did not give up easily when she wanted to do something. The barriers put in front of her did not stop her. She was able to achieve much in life because she was able to come to the United States. "
Mary Benner, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside) - Jew
Gender/Class story? - immigrant story
If this is a culture clash: - minority culture living in majority area
Ethnic/regional/gender Yes
ethnic of society (outside) - Jewish
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+
Big/small town? - Big city

Subject of Biography
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - teacher/professor
Age: - 20's-30's
Biography of famous person? Yes
Ethnicity - Jew
Nationality - Eastern European
How sensitive is this person? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other people
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Europe Yes
European country: - Germany
Century: - 1930's-1950's

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Is book humorous? Yes
If humorous, kind of humor - gentle
Writer's slant towards subject: - very favorable
Story of entire life, or part? - story of set of events during life
If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult
Autobiography? Yes
Pictures/Illustrations? - None
How much dialogue in bio? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 76%-100% of book
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