Children of loneliness by Anzia Yezierska
"Children of Loneliness" by Anzia Yezierska is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Rachel Ravinsky, a young Jewish immigrant who struggles with her identity and the cultural clash between her roots in the old world and her life in America. The book explores themes of loneliness, ambition, and the search for belonging in a new and often unwelcoming society. The opening of the novel introduces usto Rachel, who is grappling with feelings of frustration and alienation from her immigrant family, particularly in their traditional ways of life. As she returns home after studying at Cornell, she finds herself in conflict with her father and mother, who represent her past and the life she is trying to escape. The tension escalates at the dinner table, revealing the deep generational divide and Rachel's struggles to reconcile her dreams with the reality of her family's expectations. This dynamic showcases the broader immigrant experience of seeking acceptance and understanding in a new land while feeling imprisoned by familial ties and cultural heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Yezierska, Anzia, 1880?-1970 |
|---|---|
| Title | Children of loneliness |
| Original Publication | London: Cassell and Company, 1923. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Contents | Mostly about myself -- Children of loneliness -- Brothers -- To the stars -- An immigrant among the editors -- America and I -- A bed for the night -- Dreams and dollars -- The song triumphant -- The Lord giveth. |
| Credits | The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Subject | Immigrants -- Fiction |
| Subject | Jews, Russian -- United States -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 71361 |
| Release Date | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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