Read the passage. Paraphrase the central idea Giuseppe and I held tightly to Stepfather's hands, while
Liberta and Helvetia clung to Mother. Passengers all
about us were crowding against the rail. Jabbered
conversations, sharp cries, laughs and cheers - a steadily
rising din filled the air. Mothers and fathers lifted up
babies so that they too could see, off to the left, the Statue
of Liberty.
-Edward Corsi, Italian Immigrant,
from Immigrant Kids,
Russell Freed