The Fortunate Pilgrim

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many of the other women on the street offered Lucia Santa help, but soon after the pity and condolences they turned their backs on her, except for one, Zia Louche. As a pregnant widow Lucia Santa with her new wiser eyes got past her misfortunes and married her second husband Frank Corbo. Frank was an older man that had never been married; he had a good job and was willing to care for Lucia Santa and her children. Together they had three more children; Gino, Salvatore, and Aileen. Lucia Santa’s second marriage seemed to be going fine, but soon after, Frank showed his true colors. He abused his wife and resented Vincenzo’s existence. One way that Frank would make extra money was to leave his family for long periods of time. Each time he would return with having earned enough money so that they would not have to struggle to make ends meet. However, on his last trip he returned a new man. He found religion and met a man that got him a higher paying job at a chocolate factory. After ...

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to be a schoolteacher but because of circumstances, she had to give up that dream. Lucia Santa’s son Vincenzo but called Vinnie for short, seemed to be the one that never got a fair chance at life. He would forever hold the burden of being Lucia Santa’s fatherless son. He was sent to work when his other younger brothers and sister enjoyed the opportunities of having the summer off and being regular children having fun, playing in the hot summer sun. Gino, Lucia Santa’s first son from Frank Corbo was the one that aspired to achieve American pursuits that she could not understand. Lucia Santa always cursed her son by saying he was just like his father. He never wanted to work or be a ...

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