![]() ![]() The teacher proclaims Molly’s mother to be a modern pilgrim and goes on to explain that the idea for Thanksgiving really came from a Hebrew festival, the Feast of Booths. The class makes fun of Molly for not understanding what a Pilgrim looks like but she explains to the teacher what her mother said. Molly sees with a sinking heart that her mother has made a doll dressed as a Russian peasant but she has to take it for she has no chance to make anything else. “I’m a pilgrim who came to this country to be free to worship,” she says. ![]() ![]() When Molly explains this to her mother, her mother knows exactly what to do. Molly’s difference becomes more pronounced as the class begins to plan for Thanksgiving, a holiday she knows nothing about. Molly’s parents are Russian Jewish immigrants who have found a place in New Jersey to live and work after being driven from Russia. Her English is uncertain, her clothes are different and some of the girls sing, “Jolly Molly, your eyes are aw’fly small. Summary: Molly’s life in Winter Hill school is not happy. ![]()
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