Part one of term paper
is a poignant novel, truthfully written and one of the most deeply felt portraits of an Italian-American family. The novel vividly illustrates one women’s courage to overcome the many misfortunes in her life and in her children’s lives. Lucia Santa is an unforgettable woman who came to America hoping for a better life. But along the way ...

Part two of term paper
... for her to marry Anthony Angeluzzi, his friend’s son. Anthony was living and working in New York and would be willing and able to give Lucia Santa a good life. Reluctantly she agreed to marry a man she only knew as a young child. Together they had three children; Lorenzo, Octavia, and Vincenzo. Just as Lucia Santa began to care deeply about her husband, he was killed in an accident at work. After her husbands death she had to raise her two young children alone and give birth to a fatherless chi ...