- Summary
- Throughout the writing of Isaac Bashevis Singer one finds his Jews inextricably bound to their God-through religious observance, more than two thousand years of history, through quotidian cultural mores, education, and through attitude. Judaism, more than a religion, permeates every aspect of their existence. The pious observe the law to the letter; sinners are beguiled by lust, by avarice, by pride, idolatry, and especially in the case of post-Holocaust Jews, by unremitting despair. Always in Singer's writings is the unanswerable question: If God is merciful, why does He allow suffering? Indeed, where is God during this massacre of his chosen people? This study will focus on Singer's response to that very question. A general survey of style will begin the study; eight highly unusual, but definitive stories will illustrate Singer's themes; analysis of the behavior of the pious and the sinner-separated roughly into specific sins-will follow.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- French, Julie St. Vrain.
- Published
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2000
- Notes
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Thesis (M.A.)--California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-150).
Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI Dissertation Services, 2004. 23 cm.
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