Xiaoyan Liu
North Minzu University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
*Corresponding author: Xiaoyan Liu
Abstract
Cynthia Ozick is one of the most distinguished Jewish-American writers of the 20th century. She is skilled at articulating her perspectives in short stories. As a very sensitive writer, she makes efforts to showcase the survival and predicament of Jewish-American people, particularly focusing on the crisis of their Jewish identity. Ozick draws upon the essence of Jewish culture to explore profound and serious ideas in a humorous and imaginative manner. In order to resolve the identity crisis of Jewish people in America, Ozick argues that it is effective and significant to reconnect with Jewish tradition and establish a community for a shared future. Obviously, she is not only concerned with the dilemma of the new generation of Jewish people in America but also emphasizes the problems of the whole society in understanding the living conditions of ordinary people. To go a step further, she illustrates her humanistic thoughts and moral responsibility to ordinary people with a strong sense of humanitarian concern, depicting the vision of a community of shared future for humankind from a profound spiritual level.
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How to cite this paper
Jewish Identity in Cynthia Ozick’s Short Stories with Diaspora Criticism
How to cite this paper: Xiaoyan Liu. (2024) Jewish Identity in Cynthia Ozick’s Short Stories with Diaspora Criticism. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science, 8(5), 1120-1124.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2024.05.009