Literary Analysis of Sholom Aleichem and IL Peretz
Reading the writings of Aleichem and Peretz was a pure pleasure. It was like walking in the wood decorated with all kinds of flowers blooming. Although the roads Aleichem and Peretz took were bit different, they both attempted to describe the beauty of the Jewish culture and the hidden treasures which it offers to the world. One would wonder how, in the world, can there be a humor in the midst of horrible suffering? Well, get ready to surprise. Jewish culture without a humor is like a computer without a mouse. In another word, you can understand all the functions of computer with keyboard only, but it gets a lot easier if you have a mouse to with you. Understanding Jewish humors would help us what Jewish people think and feel of a world around them. The writings of Sholom Aleichem are good examples of the value of humor in revealing the heart of the Jewish culture. In Hodel, the conversation between Tevye and his wife reveals the value of Jewish people regarding the tradition. It also shows the role of a woman in a funny way. "What do I care about a medresh?" she says. "We have a daughter to marry off. And after her are two more almost ready. And after these two-three more-may t
In similar way, when Tevye discovered his daughter's decision to leave for her husband and enter into a very risky and uncertain life, he was willing to accept it and leave it to the soverignty of God. Both revere the Torah(although Chiya's was out of wisdom, and Tevye's was out of ignorance) very much, and also love to talk about it. His writing is so easy to understand and definitely funny. They knew their history as wanderers of the world, and accepted to play that roll once again. Mendel who was away from home for long time visited home for passover, and his mother-in-law expresses her joy by saying, "Well, well! You mention the Messaih-and look who comes! Here he is, my bird of Paradise. he Evil Eye spare them!" "Tut," I say. Then both also introduce the represents of the New Idea, Pertschik and Chananiah. Of course these stories based on two different time period. Their knowledge of Torah, use of language, and the way of controlling himself are manifestly compared throughout the story. If Tevye represents the uneducated, poor Shtetl Jews who made his living by trading or farming, Chiya represents educated, rich Jews whom people respect and depend upon. Aleichem, by making Tevye yeilding to Pertschik, expressing the need of cultural change that took place among Jewish people in Shtetl at that time. I think Jewish people found the way to express their angers, sorrows, and hopes through the means of literature.
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