One typical image/trope is missing in Pascal's reminiscing of his journey to America: the Statue of Liberty.
Discard the rationalizations such as, he was sick below deck and couldn't see it. It was foggy. They arrived in the night (no ship would enter port at night).
So, there must be some kind of reason. Did he forget the moment? Hard to believe.
What else could it possibly mean?
Pascal's missing the Statue of Liberty can be symbolic in a way that the statue is suppose to represent freedom and independence but when he came to America he probably didn't feel much of that. From the moment he got to America he was made to do labor and certain instances he dealt with the injustices of being an immigrant in this country like when he was there to witness Matteo getting back his wallet and how he was treated by police.
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