Arash Salimi: Immigration

Many people have been immigrating in order to obtain more success and comfort. Despite the


fact that all immigrants face lots of obstacles from the first moment, they will triumph

hardships with some effort ultimately. For instance, in the 1800’s, England faced a financial

collapse; as a result, many people like Susana Moody decided to immigrate to Canada to have a

better life. When they settled in strange new land, they started to face many challenges for a long period of time. At last, Susana and her family overcame every hardship and made a successful and happy life. Susana Moody’s story of hardships reminds us of the obstacles that all immigrants have to face in order to succeed in their new country.



Immigrants have to triumph emotional hardships. First of all, they will miss their families, native

countries and previous lives. Like Susana who missed England, her sisters and her earlier life as a

member of wealthy family; She felt so lonely because there was nobody whom she could turn to

except Thomas, her husband. Secondly, throughout hard times and when facing hardships, an immigrant may become disappointed and depressed. For instance, I became despair when I could not get admitted to university right away after being only 1 month in Canada which seemed somehow illogical like Susana who became hopeless during struggling with hardships.



Furthermore, immigrants will meet material challenges. Firstly, finding a job is the most crucial

and also the most challenging part. For example, I have not been able to find a job although I have been seeking for a long time. As for the Moodies, Canada was not industrialized in the early 1800’s; consequently, there were almost no job opportunities here. As a result, Thomas, Susana’s husband, could not have a job as soon as he wanted to cover their daily expenses, so he, who was a loyalist, had no choice, but to join the army in order to make a living. In addition, the level of life or the life style might be changed and lowered. For example, Susana’s life was transformed completely. In her earlier life, Susana was a wealthy girl who had seen only the gentle aspect of life, but in Canada she had to struggle with hard life conditions in order to survive.



Many people emigrate from their land to make a better life. They will face lots of

hardships at first which should be overcome. One type of such challenges is emotional challenges like missing family, previous life and native country, or being disappointed throughout meeting hard times. Another one is material problems like getting a job, or having the life style changed or transformed. Ultimately, with some efforts, all immigrants can survive difficulties and make a happy life