Elcorrobarrutia 1
Elizabeth Elcorrobarrutia
Dr. Sarah Minslow
HGHR 3050
21 January 2015
Empathizing Ella
After reading Displaced Person, I have a newfound respect for those who emigrate from
their native lands. Surely living conditions in other countries have changed since the 50s, but the
mere fact that a single person, or family, decides to leave everything they know in hopes of a
superior life is inspiring. Having been born a first-generation American in my family, there were
many things I related to in the book. At the same time though, there were also some situations
