For those coming in to the United States, there was a belief that their migration would lead to a better life. Many immigrants believed that America was a land of opportunity, and that the streets would be paved with gold, yet, when they actually arrived in the country, things were much different then they had expected. Upon their arrival in to the United States, immigrants faced many hardships. Lack of jobs, lack of money, and a lack of knowledge of the English language all proved to be barriers that those immigrating in to the United States had to face. In the book, The Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans as Told by Themselves, many of those issues were addressed. The common link that bonded all of the life stories together was the eagerness of the immigrants to come to the United States. For all of those profiled in The Life Stories it seemed as if they all had great hope for the future. No matter how bad things got, it seemed as if there was always hope for a better tomorrow, a hope that kept them struggling to make a good life for themselves. This faith in America unites each and every one of the people whose stories are told in The Life Stories For the Lithuanian, the Italian, and the Grecian, the faith in prosperity and success in America was particularly strong. Each one of them displayed a strong sense of faith for the coming day, even in the face of adversity. These immigrants may not have had much in common, but their faith binds them all together.
In "The Life Story of a Lithuanian,"" the young man faces a lot of adversity. He gets taken advantage of and is unhappy with his poor working conditions, yet, he continues to keep his faith in American and all it has to offer him. No matter how low he felt or how much he was being taken advantage of, he continued to work hard with the hope that his hard work and perseverance would lead to success, and eventually it did.