This is my fifth reading log that I have written for my History 1120 class, and this as by far my favorite topic to write about. In this article, I read about the Acadians, and what life was life for them, the devastation they endured and how they overcame the devastation. I loved learning about the Acadians, and because of that I thought my reading log was much more interesting and detailed than some of the previous ones.

Reading Log # 5

The main point that authors are trying to portray in these articles, is that even though the Acadians went through many hardships, their resilience through these times are what resulted in the growth of the population of this group in years to come. I believe this article was written to inform us of all that happened since the Acadians formed. This group endured many hardships throughout the years and for the most part overcame most of them. This article was very well written and really gives us an inside look into what life was like for Acadians. For the most part before deportation, the Acadians were doing well. They had a social structure, the could expect to be able to raise a family and have grandchildren, they had plenty food, resources, etc. Their community really formed well and flourished. This sheds light onto how devastating the deportation of the Acadians must have been. They lost everything, their houses were burned to the ground, everything they had worked hard for was gone, and worst of all families were separated, never to see each other again. Many people died of the diseases they weren’t immune to or they died overseas when they were deported to France. The passage that supports this is when the author talks about how the Acadians were split up and sent to a number of different colonies. Despite the hardship of losing everything, the Acadians did not lose their sense of identity and eventually the group that left flourished. Since we have recently learned about the women of New France, I would be interested in learning about the Acadian women, and what life was like for them in comparison. I also wonder what the Acadian descendants that’s are alive today, what their take on the deportation of the Acadians is, and what stories have been told down to the other generations.