This study is an extended and cohesive analysis of Cynthia Ozick's major tales. It identifies and examines her view of the perturbed state of Jewish heritage in a predominantly Gentile society. It emphasizes her position that all attempts to escape Judaism by assimilation have little chance of success and that the return to the God of the Fathers is the only way to solve the problem of alienation. It also scrutinizes her aversion to idolatry as the ultimate threat to Judaism and the morally informed behavior that ought to ...
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This study is an extended and cohesive analysis of Cynthia Ozick's major tales. It identifies and examines her view of the perturbed state of Jewish heritage in a predominantly Gentile society. It emphasizes her position that all attempts to escape Judaism by assimilation have little chance of success and that the return to the God of the Fathers is the only way to solve the problem of alienation. It also scrutinizes her aversion to idolatry as the ultimate threat to Judaism and the morally informed behavior that ought to be the hallmark of humanity.
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