Diary of a Woman Migrating to Oregon, 1853

Diary of a Woman Migrating to Oregon, 1853

            “Diary of a Woman Migrating to Oregon, 1853” is the favorite source as it articulates to a challenge that has remained in America even in the present. The migration of the woman, Amelia Stewart Knight, can be equated to the challenges faced by immigrants in the present times, although hers was a common migration. The development of the constitution has not solved the issue of migration but has instead shifted it to immigration. Amelia is presented as being at the center of the migration conflict b the virtue of being a woman and being pregnant at the same time. 

            The story is developed by a record of the challenges associated with pregnancy and the worsening of the situation by the difficulties and dangers posed by the migratory journey. The article is favored in that I am determined to follow up on Amelia Stewart Knight and see how she manages to overcome all the challenges and the ending of her journey. Generally, the diary gives at least the most significant events during the journey, although the reader is left to assume that the unrecorded days did not involve any significant activities. Also, the article represents information from the heroine’s mouth, and thus crucial information faces less risk of getting lost. For example, the use of the present tense in the article shows that the woman recorded the events as they happened. Besides, the feelings of the narrator are recorded as they are felt, and the severity of the challenges can be estimated.

            In sum, I have found “Diary of a Woman Migrating to Oregon, 1853” as the favorite source as it presents a situation that is still relevant in today’s society. The fact that the victim reports the events gives them a bit of reality that could be easily lost if a third party reported them. The article only suffers the weakness of not explaining the events that happened on the days that are not recorded.