Identity And Responsibility: Fatherhood In Bernard Malamud's The Fixer
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Identity and Responsibility: Fatherhood in The Fixer
"Permit me to ask, Yakov Shepsovitch, are you a father?"
"With all my heart."
"Then you can imagine our anguish," sighed the sad-eyed Tsar. (Malamud, 332)
This passage, coming in the final pages of Bernard Malamud's The Fixer, represents a human reality commonly portrayed in both real life and fiction: the truth one feels is often much more significant than the sum total of the events that have actually transpired. In actuality, Yakov Bok, the novel’s protagonist, has no children, nor does he have any reason to lie and say that he has. The discussion takes place during a delusion episode en route to the court date that will finally decide Yakov’s fate after over two years of painful abuse and dehumanizing humiliation. No consequences rest on the truth of this exchange. If we assume that he has no reason to answer dishonestly in his fantasy, and that he is not somehow mistaken about the existence or nonexistence of his children (a subject that is so close to his heart throughout the book that he surely would remember), then we as readers must only conclude that he is telling the truth. If it is not the literal truth, then it is certainly the psychological truth.
There are several other moments that shine throughout the final chapters of The Fixer, that jump out at the reader, suggesting themselves to us as the long awaited key to what all this suffering and sorrow has been for. There is the sacrifice that Kogin, the guard, makes when he puts his life on the line when he can no longer witness any more torture; or Yakov, when he rebelliously throws his disgusting, filthy undershirt in the Deputy Warden's face. Yakov shouts his praise of liberty and revolution and "Death ...
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...aw, to make him a more forgiving man and consequently a better Jew. "What she did I won't defend—she hurt me as much as she did you," he tells Yakov in their conversation in Book One. "Even more, when the rabbi says she's now dead my voice agrees, but not my heart.... I've cursed her more than once but I ask God not to listen. (Malamud, 10)"
In no insignificant way, Shmuel's relationship with Yakov almost directly mirrors the way Shmuel feels about his daughter. They both hurt him, but he absorbs it and continues on, accepting it as It is not his religion that tells him how to accept misfortune. Instead, he uses religion as a tool to put up with what he perceives to just be his lot in life. It is almost impossible to not see him as a father figure to Yakov, in the way that he frets, persuades, bickers, pleads, and prays that the fixer will become a better man.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the passage, coming in the final pages of bernard malamud's the fixer, represents a human reality commonly portrayed in both real life and fiction: the truth is often more significant than the sum total of the events that have actually transpired.
- Analyzes the dramatic moments that shine throughout the final chapters of the fixer, satiating readers who spent several hundred pages in quiet, melancholy anticipation.
- Analyzes how yakov's fatherhood represents identity and responsibility in the novel. he must accept himself, as a jew, and his responsibility to his wife, family, community, his past and himself.
- Analyzes how the passage, coming in the final pages of bernard malamud's the fixer, represents a human reality commonly portrayed in both real life and fiction: the truth is often more significant than the sum total of the events that have actually transpired.
- Analyzes the dramatic moments that shine throughout the final chapters of the fixer, satiating readers who spent several hundred pages in quiet, melancholy anticipation.
- Analyzes how yakov's fatherhood represents identity and responsibility in the novel. he must accept himself, as a jew, and his responsibility to his wife, family, community, his past and himself.
- Analyzes how the novel makes no indication about yakov's faith, family, or fate. he was raised in an orphanage and experienced a pogrom for himself.
- Analyzes how yakov's father-in-law, shmuel, steadfastly acts as his mentor and father figure throughout the novel.
- Analyzes how shmuel's relationship with yakov mirrors the way he feels about his daughter. he uses religion as a tool to put up with misfortune.
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- Analyzes how raskolnikov's ill-conceived truth astonishes sonya, but she doesn't forsake him for his sins.
- Analyzes how raskolinkov's beliefs transform from the beginning of the novel to the ending. he commits the murder of an evil soul to test his theory.
1286 wordsRead More - The Role Of Father In James Joyce's Dublinersanalytical essayJames Joyce uses his novel Dubliners to reveal how fathers are in Dublin during 1904. Joyce utilizes his stories within Dubliners, such as “Eveline” and “Counterparts,” to describe the cruelty fathers were during the early 1900s. Within “Eveline” Eveline Hill is trapped within her home dealing with her abusive father and trying to escape the reality with her lover. However, she remembers her mother’s promise of maintaining the household. Her father is a prime example of Joyce’s representation of fathers within the 1900s. He is an abusive man usually when he is only drunk. During his rarity of soberness, he shows characteristics of a normal father. “Counterparts” exhibits the same aspects of fathers. Farrington eludes from his work at the law firm to have drinks with his friend. This makes him into an incompetent nuisance within his work that makes him angry, even though it is his own
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how james joyce utilizes his novels, such as "eveline" and "counterparts," to describe the cruelty fathers were during the early 1900s.
- Analyzes how joyce's "eveline" is a prime example of how fathers are within joyce’s time.
- Analyzes how joyce uses farrington to show that fathers that do have jobs are usually incompetent with their work.
- Analyzes how james joyce utilizes his novels, such as "eveline" and "counterparts," to describe the cruelty fathers were during the early 1900s.
- Analyzes how joyce's "eveline" is a prime example of how fathers are within joyce’s time.
- Analyzes how joyce uses farrington to show that fathers that do have jobs are usually incompetent with their work.
- Analyzes how james joyce utilizes "counterparts" and "eveline" within dubliners to show his readers how fathers were during 1904 in dublin.
725 wordsRead More - The Responsibilities of Fatherhoodexplanatory essayEconomic and social statistical data rarely differentiate men who are not fathers from those who are fathers. Again, very little information concerning fatherhood and what fathers want is available to people. Written literature on fatherhood and written accounts about fatherhood from men who are fathers are also relatively rare. There is certainty that the environment around fatherhood has increasingly changed when it comes to domestic domain, employment and breadwinning, the structure of the family and employment (FNF 2011). The quality of families, mainly between fathers and sons, fathers and daughters is nurtured by quality of fatherhood. Children especially the ones at the teenage level require firm leadership from their fathers now and in the future. Most children perform well in schools when their father take interest in their education and helps them where possible. In many cases, children have become more confident when the father spends time and creates time to be with them taking care of them and showing them affection. Children also learn through watching their fathers’ logical reasoning and observing how they make their decisions. Therefore, this paper is going to analyze the important issues concerning fatherhood and the importance of fatherhood in social policies.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that economic and social statistics rarely differentiate men who aren't fathers from those who're. written literature on fatherhood and written accounts are also relatively rare. children perform well in schools when their father takes interest in their education.
- Explains that in the united kingdom, a lot of change has taken place regarding law that governs fatherhood.
- Opines that a concrete policy guiding fatherhood is needed to address issues concerning what dadhood means and the policies needed in supporting it.
- Explains that economic and social statistics rarely differentiate men who aren't fathers from those who're. written literature on fatherhood and written accounts are also relatively rare. children perform well in schools when their father takes interest in their education.
- Explains that in the united kingdom, a lot of change has taken place regarding law that governs fatherhood.
- Opines that a concrete policy guiding fatherhood is needed to address issues concerning what dadhood means and the policies needed in supporting it.
- Explains that the views of the public and private sectors and their definition of responsibilities and roles affect the support of fatherhood.
- Opines that it is increasingly important for society to know that children getting care from both their mothers and fathers benefit from richness of care with variety of caring ways than those who are brought up by a single mother.
- Explains that fatherhood is changing from a one-dimensional role to multidimensional. david cameron's insisted on questioning of fathers who are always absent and never care about their children.
- Explains that the number of violence cases in the uk has increased and this has come to the attention of the public. gay fathers are on the increase and the children are affected by these qualities.
- Explains that the fatherhood institute of uk came up with a project to identify barriers leading to poor parenting from fathers. fathering requires attention and must be understood clearly.
- Cites aronson a. & michael s., 2004. men and masculinities, library of congress cataloging inpublication data, pp286emis, 2011.
- Opines that fatherhood needs redefining, says un report.
- Cites harne's article, "violent fathering and risks to children," which is available at http://www.civitas.org.
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