The book Out of This Furnace written by Thomas Bell is about the immigration of a Slovak family to America. Immigrating to America for the Slovakian family brought trials and problems. The work available to George, Mike and Johnny is tough and requires long hours, for very little pay. The family arrived hoping for a better life. But eventually the American dream became very difficult to achieve. It was difficult to find work and working in a factory required moving from place to place, finding a home for the family was difficult and making sure the family was happy and cared for was not easy. Achieving the American dream was difficult for immigrants, especially for the Slovakian family. Work in factories is physically demanding. The work done by men is dangerous and accidents and injuries occur in the mill. Life in the steel cities involves the same twelve-hour shifts, seven days a week. Every week there is a shift of working days and nights. On shift days the men work twenty hours straight, which leads to bad tempers and accidents. “Hope sustained him, as it sustained them all; hope and the human". (Bell, 47 years old) They hoped that the jobs were there and that the money was constantly coming in. As Pervosky says, “No job, no pork, no money, no boloney.” (Bell, 268) Without work men would not be able to provide for their families. Money was hard for people to get. As Dobie says, “Money sure can buy nice things, right? Heck, if you had the money you could definitely fix up a nice house. (Bell, 309) Money could do a lot for a person. There often wasn't enough money to buy meat or pay bills. The money arrived on paydays and that was often the only day the family had money. Like when Francka will be... at the center of the card... heir to the families. Life was difficult for those who arrived. The work available was dangerous and offered low wages. The accommodation was generally overcrowded and not cleaned to ensure safe living. People came hoping that we would experience the gold-paved streets of success. But the realities were obviously different as Bell shows the difficulties immigrants face throughout the book with George and the other Slovaks immigrating to America. Life wasn't so great and was often really difficult and everything immigrants hoped and dreamed for America became so different and false. Achieving the American Dream for immigrants became unrealistic and unattainable despite all the hope and effort they raised to stay afloat and make it in America. Works Cited Bell, Thomas, and David P. Demarest. Get out of this furnace. Pittsburgh: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr., 1979. Print.