The Journal of Sean Sullivan by William Durbin

Sean Sullivan is a 15 year old boy from Chicago who has joined his father on the Union Pacific's race to build a railroad connecting the eastern United States with points west. ~EvelynĪ heck of an entry in the My Name is America cannon. It had such great history, great characters, and just a great narrator. He was such a polite, respectful young man. He also said that if Bill Flanagan(a friend of Pa's) made another joke about the Chinese(they are really cruel jokes!), he would go after him with a pick handle. He used to say that he was ashamed to say that his pa joined in with the teasing.

I just get so angry when people are racist! Here's what I love about this book: Sean was totally against the racism!! Oh, how I loved that. I just wanted to go up and hug him too! These were so huggable characters! ) Not only about Maggie but about the Civil War trauma he got. Sean would mention how he would act strangely on Maggie's(his mum's name)birthday or their anniversary. I pity him because he lost his wife that he loved so much. A big reason why I liked Pa was that I pity him. Even though he was cruel to the Chinese workers, he was a good, caring father. Sean was a serious young man, but with the right ideas. I mean, I could just picture the nitro bombs going off and all of those men eating at those tables with the plates nailed to it, ect. That made me want to go hug him and say, 'You are so sweet.'Īnother thing I loved about Sean was his way of describing everything with such detail.

He used to write in his journal about how he got mad when the men would talk smack about them. What I am trying to say is that he wasn't a jerk to the Chinese like the other Irish. Though, none of the things he said were petty and sad, but just so.right. Well, there were a bunch of things he said that made me want to go and hug him. I mean, Sean melted my heart throughout the whole book.

The Journal of Sean Sullivan by William Durbin