The symbols and the Images in the Jewish Literature of The Shawl, from Cynthia Ozick

Authors

  • Carolina Sieja Bertin Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17851/1982-3053.7.12.33-57

Keywords:

Shoah, Trauma, Image

Abstract

Being considered as one of the most important writers in the field of North-American Jewish literature, Cynthia Ozickis constantly aiming to achieve universality in her books, even when it comes to more specific themes, such as the Shoah (Jewish Holocaust). In The Shawl (1989), the genocide is represented by complex characters and confused memories, which produce a narrative full of symbols and intriguing images. The objective of the current paper is to pass by Ozick’s work, as well as to focus on the study of The Shawl and its contribution to the analysis of the Shoah.

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Author Biography

Carolina Sieja Bertin, Universidade de São Paulo

Mestranda da Universidade de São Paulo.

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Published

2013-03-30

How to Cite

Bertin, C. S. (2013). The symbols and the Images in the Jewish Literature of The Shawl, from Cynthia Ozick. Arquivo Maaravi: Revista Digital De Estudos Judaicos Da UFMG, 7(12), 33–57. https://doi.org/10.17851/1982-3053.7.12.33-57

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 12 (2013): As mulheres no arquivo da tradição judaica

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Artigo-Dossiê

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