East and West; The Yiddish Film
There is a lot of tension between modern culture and old culture in the film, East and West. Much intergenerational conflict occurs between Mollie and her father Morris and also between Mollie and the rest of the family from Poland. The differences between Mollie and her father and the rest of the family are immediately evident when they arrive in Poland. Morris is noticeably lacking the beard and traditional dress that most of the men have, and Mollie doesn't really fit in with her cropped hair cut, bold lipstick, and dress. On one of the holiest holidays of the Jewish year Mollie distances herself yet further from the traditional culture. Instead of following along in her prayer book Mollie slips a novel in and reads while she pretends to be praying. While she was supposed to be fasting all day she sneaks back to her relative's house and eats the meal that was prepared for that night. Once she returns from satiating her appetite her cousin Zelda complains of hunger pains; Mollie, not wanting to miss out on attentio
I was expecting Jacob to reject Mollie after he revealed herself to him, but instead he was happy that she finally wanted to be with him. Mollie and Ben spend a lot of time together and Mollie becomes more enamored with him. Jealous of Zelda's wedding Mollie decides to steal some attention by staging a mock wedding. Jacob slowly assimilates into the modern culture. Mollie was elated when she thought she was finally getting a divorce from Jacob, but once she discovers who he has become, she no longer wants one. All of the people of Vienna are very modern and mock his traditional clothes and customs. In all the excitement Jacob gets dragged away from his studies to be the groom. She doesn't care about anyone except herself. When he shows them that he is actually the famous Ben Alli they are awestruck. Mollie and Morris travel to Vienna and are invited to a reading of Jacob's book. Mollie meets Ben and is smitten with him instantly. Old traditions and modern culture often clash. Mollie knew the vow of marriage was sacred and she respected that.
Common topics in this essay:
Ben Alli,
Jewish Mollie,
Jealous Zelda's,
Uncle Vienna,
Rabbi Jacob,
Mollie Ben,
Poland Morris,
Morris Mollie,
Ben Mollie,
Mollie Morris,
modern culture,
mollie father,
jacob ring mollie's,
ring mollie's,
morris mollie,
rest family,
mollie's finger,
divorce jacob,
jacob ring,
ring mollie's finger,
book mollie,
ben alli,
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