Bread Givers

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This paper reviews this novel and explains that, although it is a work of fiction, "Bread Givers" is, in truth, based on the real life of the writer, Anzia Yezierska. It compares her life to that of Sarah in the book, who left home to acquire an education, something fairly unheard of for young Jewish women of her time. It discusses how Sara's father, Reb, is a cruel and demanding man who stands in the way of everything his daughter hopes for and how his actions are based on Old World customs rather than New World sensibilities.

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"The author, Anzia Yezierska, came to America in 1890 when she was a young girl. Her family emigrated from Poland, and settled in New York City in the Jewish section of the Lower East Side. Her story is in many ways a mirror image of the young Sara in "Bread Givers," as Anzia left home when she was seventeen to continue her education, and she created a great rift between herself and her father. Anzia began to write around 1915, and published several short stories and books. In fact, her first book was made into a Hollywood movie. She gained fame and acceptance, but in the 50s, her writing feel out of style, and she never regained her popularity. She died in 1970. Her book "Bread Givers" was rediscovered by a professor at Columbia University, and reprinted in 1999 as a classic text of life in the Jewish ghetto in New York."

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