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The story of the Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska is an example of traditional values and norms crashing headfirst into a changing society. As a man of God in their old country, Sara’s father would have been required to provide spiritual leadership to his community in exchange for food and shelter; but in America that is not the case. Instead, he forces his family to sacrifice so that he can continue to focus completely on his religion. Sara’s ability to break away from her father’s overbearing dominance also forces her to turn her back on her sisters and mother. This conflict between generations was a prominent narrative at the turn of the century. – E Fritz | The story of the Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska is an example of traditional values and norms crashing headfirst into a changing society. As a man of God in their old country, Sara’s father would have been required to provide spiritual leadership to his community in exchange for food and shelter; but in America that is not the case. Instead, he forces his family to sacrifice so that he can continue to focus completely on his religion. Sara’s ability to break away from her father’s overbearing dominance also forces her to turn her back on her sisters and mother. This conflict between generations was a prominent narrative at the turn of the century. – E Fritz | ||
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| + | Sara's assertion that America is nothing like the old country, and that in America she can do whatever she wants is a very interesting concept, coming from a woman. This was the assumption many immigrants coming to America although the reality of the situation oftentimes clashed violently with the ideal. That an immigrant female author would write in such glowing terms about the possibilities of being a woman in America should mean something, although I don't know how the story ends and it is fiction. -schang | ||
'''Edith Eudora Ammons''' – A Woman Homesteader | '''Edith Eudora Ammons''' – A Woman Homesteader | ||
