Preview

Bernard Malamud: a Contradiction Between Personal Philosophy and Living Reality

Powerful Essays
Open Document
Open Document
4188 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Bernard Malamud: a Contradiction Between Personal Philosophy and Living Reality
W.G.H

Sha’anan Teachers' College

The English Department

Bernard Malamud: A Contradiction between Personal Philosophy and Living Reality

Submitted by: Leah Hassin

ID: 302545157

Supervised by: Mrs. Revital Steiner

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a B.Ed. degree

August, 2011
Layout:
• Abstract • About the immigrants- historical review • About the phenomenon • About Bernard Malamud • The Jewbird: Mr. Schwartz, the man • The magic barrel: the matchmaker, the boy • The Jewish point: אחד בפה אחד בלב מיצר הגרון

הכוח של הנשמה היהודית שתמיד נשארת מקושרת ומחוברת

לכתוב על חכמה ובינה המנותקים מדעת

Abstract:
Bernard Malamud is considered one of the most prominent figures in Jewish American literature, a movement that began in the 1930s and is known for its combination of tragic and comic elements. This paper's aim is to show that the Jewish point hasn't disappeared despite the mistaken American Jewish way to integrate between beliefs and lifestyle. Here I will focus on one of the most powerful personas in the American Jewish map who correlates to this phenomenon. It is the well-known author, Bernard Malamud. The comparison is between his biography to his own written literature, as it turns out from two of his short stories: "The Jewbird" and "Magic Barrel". In that way I mean to show that he had some sort of life philosophy, but he didn't followed it. However, it shows us the power of our holly soul- even modern people has some sort of knowledge and respect to Judaism.

This paper will contain the following chapters:
Chapter one: historical background of Jewish waves of immigration into USA. This is the general background of the circumstance Malamud was born into, and of the education he got. In generally, get to know the author- the biography of Bernard Malamud.
Chapter two: The Jewbird- the story's genre, the summary of the

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    Rose Cohen’s “Out of the Shadow discusses about a Russian Jew who immigrated to the U.S. for equality and opportunities. She provides her personal aspect of immigration in the late 1800s. It also addresses the effects of rapid growth of industry, population, role of women in the social and economic system and also the complications of religion and society in America. However our other textbook “Give me Liberty” by Eric Foner has a lot of similarities to Out of the Shadow, Foner talked about many historical events that we can relate to Cohen’s.…

    • 701 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    “The way of the fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.” In his novella, The Chosen, Chaim Potok describes two contrasting Jewish families in the 1930’s and 40’s. As members of a moderate Jewish sect, the Malters practice their religion with reverence, but also avail themselves of modern entertainment forbidden by strict Jews, such as watching a film at the theater. Contrastingly, the Saunders lead the Hasid sect in the area, one of the most conservative and strict orders. Quiet Reb Saunders displays, zeal, sorrow, and contemplation while guiding his flock of Hasid Jews.…

    • 371 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Apwh Tri 3 Review Answers

    • 1721 Words
    • 7 Pages

    | An insistence on a racial revolution and the use of Jews as a symbol of the foreign influences corrupting society.…

    • 1721 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Thesis: The novel The Chosen by Chaim Potok inspired me to become a better person by demonstrating how religious barriers can be broken. In The Chosen Danny and Reuven are boys who grow up in the same neighborhood but do not talk and are not friends because they are from different Jewish Sects. After injuring Reuven in a baseball game, Danny bonds with him in the hospital and the two become friends. This is a shocker to a lot of the people in the Brooklyn community because Danny is a Hasidic Jew while Reuven is Orthodox.…

    • 280 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Jews in New Netherlands

    • 2614 Words
    • 8 Pages

    In order to explain and demonstrate this statement of mine I will answer the following question: “To what extent was the role played by the Jews in New Netherland connected and influenced by their counterparts associated with the West India Company in Amsterdam?” The query will be answered by analyzing the different steps and aspects of Jewish life in the Dutch colony with a regard to the game changer role played every time by the influence Jews had on the West India Company. First, it will be…

    • 2614 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    If not Higher, by I.L Peretz, a Jewish story in the late 1800’s, contrasts the different…

    • 1175 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Most modern Jews, young and old, have imitated Tevye singing about the traditions of his shtetl in his booming baritone, but across generations, political parties, and continents there are numerous interpretations of the word “tradition.” That singing, dancing Tevye was originally a poor milkman from a Yiddish novella, and both of these Tevyes have their adherence to tradition tested in several ways. The different worlds in which these two pieces were released affect the depictions and interpretations of what many see as the same story, but one common theme is what ties together the book, the movie, and everyone who appreciates their beauty: religion.…

    • 1386 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    The escalation of fear is a common thread throughout this book. In the beginning, when all foreign Jews were expelled from their town of Sighet, the remaining Jews pretended that those exported were better off wherever they were now. Then, when Moishe…

    • 1051 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Gregor Metamorphosis

    • 1543 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Bruce, Iris. “Elements of Jewish Folklore in Kafka’s Metamorphosis.” Orig. “Kafka’s Metamorphosis: Folklore, Hasidism and the Jewish Tradition.” Journal of the Kafka Society of America 11.1/2 (June-December 1987): 119. Rev. 1994.…

    • 1543 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Chosen

    • 508 Words
    • 3 Pages

    David Malter and Reb Saunders approached raising a child, by their Jewish faith, and the world in general from two very different perspectives. Despite the profound differences, both men tried very hard to do what they thought was right for their sons.…

    • 508 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    [ 5 ]. Jan T. Gross, Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland, (New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2001) 156.…

    • 1061 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Povell, Marc. "The History of Vietnamese Immigration." The History of Vietnamese Immigration. American Immigration Law Foundation, 2 June 2005. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.…

    • 1554 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Better Essays

    Personal Philosophy

    • 916 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Farvis, M. (2002). The family: An important nursing resource for holistic care. Australian Nursing Journal, 10(5), 1. Retrieved from MasterFILE Premier database: http://ehis.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=8&hid=4&sid=c755d58e-f938-442f-912f-73db255a3a00%40sessionmgr13&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=f5h&AN=7728546…

    • 916 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    This paper will examine and analyze the turning points in the construction of Jewish memory and the identity in Israel as influenced by and based on the events of the Holocaust.…

    • 1785 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Better Essays

    Psy 250

    • 1102 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Valiunas, A. (2011). Abraham Maslow and the All-American Self. New Atlantis: A Journal of Technology and Society, Vol. 33(), p.93-110.…

    • 1102 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays

Related Topics