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Bernard Malamud, 2004.
An analysis of the life and works of writer Bernard Malamud.
1,687 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper looks at the early childhood and upbringing of the famous writer, Bernard Malamud. It analyzes his first writings and looks at how his unique style and topic choice developed and matured over the many years of his writing career.
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"Malamud?s writings are very interesting and contain old world flair (Biography Resource Center, 2004). Kramer (2004) writes, ?Most of Malamud's fiction describes in a humorous but sympathetic way the misfortunes of city dwellers, particularly Jews.? His works contain many characters that have problems, frequent misunderstandings, and misplaced triumphs, rise into the realm of fantasy and sometimes include a lesson to be learned. Malamud wrote of about what he knew such as the poor simple people and about how he grew up during the Depression. His characters are all people of trade, and include butchers, bakers, egg peddlers, candle makers and tailors who work with the sweat of the brow, through tears and rage as they compete to beating back whatever it is that threatens to take away their livelihood."
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Bernard Malamud: The Man and The Writer, 2000.
A paper on the life and times of Bernard Malamud.
1,038 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 5 sources, $ 36.95
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A paper on the life and times of Bernard Malamud. The author discusses literary works such as "The Natural," and themes contained therein. Also touched upon is Malamud's Judaism and its influence on his writing.
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"Regarded as one of the prominent contemporary writers in recent American literature, Bernard Malamud influenced countless people as a ?chronicler of 'simple people struggling to make their lives better in a world of bad luck',? as the author once described himself (Rothstein 1). Though viewed by many critics to be a focused ?Jewish writer,? Malamud?s influence extends far beyond the realm of Judaism, as he can truly be considered one of the great American writers of the twentieth century. Writing for and to all people, Bernard Malamud concentrated on the theme of moral wisdom resulting from endured suffering, while illustrating the suffering and harsh realities of life, to inspire and touch millions of readers throughout America and the world."
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Bernard Malamud ? A Biography, 2001.
This essay is a detailed biography of the American novelist, Bernard Malamud.
1,660 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This essay is a detailed biography of the American novelist, Bernard Malamud. It describes some of his most famous works and the themes behind them. The essay speaks about Malamud's hard childhood and upbringing in Brooklyn, New York. It describes his family and how they are portrayed in his novels.
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"Bernard Malamud was an American novelist and short-story writer. Born to poor parents in Brooklyn, New York he was educated at the City College of New York and the infamous Columbia University. Making something of himself, from 1961 he taught at the Bennington College. A Jew, Malamud has touched upon them in every novel and short story in great detail. Although his first novel, The Natural released in 1952 is a fantasy about a star baseball player, most of Malamud's writing as in his second novel, The Assistant written in 1957 is concerned with Jewish themes and reflects the sad, impoverished Brooklyn scenes of his childhood. The Fixer (1966), for which Malamud received a Pulitzer Prize, is a poignant novel (based on a true story) of the suffering of a Russian Jewish workman sentenced unjustly to prison. "
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Bernard Malamud, 2006.
A look at how prominent Jewish-American writer, Bernard Malamud, expresses his interest and concern for minority and subordinate groups in American society.
1,419 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper analyzes and discusses Bernard Malamud's interest and concern for minority and subordinate groups in America and how this concern is conveyed in his stories. In particular, the paper focuses on Malamud's concern for the plight of the elderly and how three of Malamud's short stories, "In Retirement," "The Model," and "The Mourners", reflect this concern. The paper explains that these stories show some aspects of the plight of the elderly in America today and ways in which they are marginalized in society, facing a situation that everyone may face one day but that most people do not recognize until it happens to them.
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"The central character in "The Model" is Ephraim Elihu, a man who takes up painting and hires a model to pose for him. Ephraim is 70 years old and wants a model not just as a subject but because he is lonely and knows no women. The model sees through him and challenges him as a pervert, though he tried to explain to the school where he hired her that he was not an experienced painter but only taking it up late in life. The model then turns the tables and makes him the model, and after she leaves, his shame and sadness overwhelm him: "Is there nothing more to my life than it is now? Is this all that is left to me?" (Malamud 592)."
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Bernard Malamud?s "Angel Levine" and Lee Smith?s "Intensive Care", 2002.
This paper compares "Intensive Care" by Lee Smith and "Angel Levine" by Bernard Malamud, which both deal with issues regarding death, and illustrates why "Intensive Care" was more moving than "Angel Levine."
1,675 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 54.95
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This paper explains that the increased emotional impact of "Intensive Care" was a result of the better developed characters, the informal and engaging tone, the conflict with a realistic ending, and the powerful theme. The author points out that Malamud does not provide the same background to the relationship that Smith did, which prevents the story from involving one emotionally to the same degree as "Intensive Care." The paper explains that the conflicts of the two stories are interesting because they are both very similar, while having very different outcomes.
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"Both their characters are then revealed further by describing their relationship, including their meeting back in high school and then their more recent relationship. This creates a love story between them which is effective at holding the reader's interest. One of the interesting things about the story is that Cherry is the character who creates the most interest, despite her remaining in the hospital bed the whole story. She is the least active character and yet the most interesting. Her energy for life is expressed throughout and I found myself wanting to see the world the way she did. Harold then becomes the character that the reader is journeying with. Harold is struggling with the idea of losing Cherry and the reader can understand why this would be such a loss for him."
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Bernard Malamud?s ?Angel Levine?, 2002.
Study of the theme and main character of "Angel Levine".
936 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper considers the theme of what distinguishes real faith from imagined faith in Bernard Malamud's short story, "Angel Levine". The main characters in the story, Manischevitz and Alexander, are examined as they relate to the theme of faith and believing. The paper concludes with what can be learned from the story.
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"In his short story, Angel Levine, Bernard Malamud mingles fiction with fantasy as Manischevitz learns what real faith really means. Through Manischevitz, Malamud distinguishes between real faith and imagined faith. Malamud also demonstrates how real faith can be challenging as well as rewarding. We can believe that Alexander is a real angel because upon Manischevitz?s belief, both of their situations improve."
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Bernard Malamud's "Angel Levine", 2000.
A discussion of how the window is used as a symbol in the short story, "Angel Levine".
1,102 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, $ 38.95
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This paper describes how Bernard Malamud uses literary elements such as the symbol of the windows and his characters Manishevitz and Angel Levine to persuade the reader into seeing his theme.
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"The window motif emerges as Manischevitz walks the streets of Harlem trying to locate Angel: "...not knowing where to seek in the blackened tenement buildings, would look fruitlessly through store windows. In the stores he saw people and everyone was black. It was an amazing thing to see" (283). This is the first time that Manischevitz has ventured from the safe and familiar Jewish life. "
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"The Natural', 2001.
An analysis of Bernard Malamud's novel, "The Natural".
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, $ 41.95
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An analysis of Bernard Malamud's novel "The Natural". The author examines the themes and characters in the book with focus on the author's use of symbolism and language. The author describes the main character as a baseball player and his bat represents a sword. The relationship the boy has with his bat is compared to the relationship that a knight has with his sword.
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"Bernard Malamud's novel The Natural is both a relatively simple story -- about a semi-pro baseball player who begs a scout to help him make it in the all-American game of baseball -- and a complex literary exercise in the use of simple, concise symbols to convey in as efficient a way as possible entire universes of meaning. This paper examines one of the most important and pervasive symbols in this 1952 work -- the bat that Roy uses and that serves as a symbolic lance. "
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"The Natural", 2006.
A comparison between the Bernard Malamud novel "The Natural" and the 1984 movie based on it.
975 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper reviews and then compares and contrasts the Bernard Malamud novel "The Natural" and the 1984 Hollywood movie by the same name. The paper begins with a two-page summary of the novel, calling it the greatest baseball fiction ever written. The story of a farm boy Roy Hobbs, the novel inspired the 1984 movie, directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Barbara Hershey, Kim Basinger and Wilfred Brimley. The author of this paper lauds the book, saying it reveals how an innocent country boy falls to the temptations of the urban life and style. On the other hand, he criticizes Barry Levinson's "The Natural" for portraying how Roy, despite all adversities, comes out on top -- what the author maintains is typically, disappointingly Hollywood.
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"Over the course of the season, Roy gets emotionally involved with the dangerously seductive Memo Paris, Pop's niece. He also finds himself in the company of Gus Sands, Memo's friend and a professional gambler. Memo for all her beauty and style is a costly proposition. In the event of his desire for Memo, and need for sufficient money to maintain her style, Roy is led astray from his quest for success and honor. Realizing his mistake, Roy tries to redeem himself and, Pop too, who played into his hands of things. But alas! It turns out that Roy had run out of luck, the natural gifts deserted him. His magic bat "Wonder Boy" shattered in the final game of the season. Thus, Roy squandered a life destined for fame by pursuing women and, fortune. The tools designed for him by God, Wonder boy, and his Excaliber deserted him in his moment of trial. Roy fell an unworthy man."
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Morris' Reward in Life and After Death, 2002.
A discussion on Morris's reward in "The Assistant" by Bernard Malamud.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses "The Assistant" by Bernard Malamud. The paper examines whether Morris is rewarded in his life and more importantly after his death.
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"The First Seven Years", 2002.
A critical review of the short story "The First Seven Years," by Bernard Malamud.
640 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 22.95
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The purpose of this paper is to introduce and discuss the short story "The First Seven Years" by Bernard Malamud. Specifically, it looks at the character of the shoemaker's daughter, Miriam, and how the plot of the story revolves around her. The other characters in the play are examined in relation to Miriam and the claim that he is really the main character is explored.
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"Miriam is Feld, the shoemaker's daughter in the story. She is clearly a disappointment to him, first because she was not a son, and second, because she did not desire a college education, something the shoemaker finds very admirable. Therefore, he tries to set her up with a young man named Max, who is attending college. "As for Miriam, what possible harm for a working girl in an office, who met only loudmouthed salesmen and illiterate shipping clerks, to make the acquaintance of a fine scholarly boy?" (Malamud)."
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"The German Refugee", 2004.
This paper examines Bernard Malamud's protagonist Oskar in the novel "The German Refugee."
1,130 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper analyzes Bernard Malamud's protagonist Oskar in the novel "The German Refugee." The paper focuses on the theme of self-loathing and connection with others as the means of overcoming the pain and challenges associated with being a refugee in a hostile environment.
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"Oskar Gassner is a German-Jewish journalist living in New York City. He is a refugee having escaped Nazi Germany just months after the pogrom of Oskar's inability to deal with his torment and anguish over his knowledge of the persecution of Jews by Germans leads to his suicide. Oskar's hatred of Germany and all things German leads him to fail to view the world from a balanced perspective."
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The Natural, 2002.
This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes the book "The Natural," by Bernard Malamud, specifically, its importance in American baseball literature.
1,095 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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The writer learns that "The Natural" was author Bernard Malamud's first book. Written in 1952, the novel recounts the story of Roy Hobbs, an over-the-hill pitcher turned batter who just wants a chance in the major leagues. Many critics have called "The Natural" the best baseball book of all time. Malamud combines his love of baseball with the mythical and dark sides of human nature, showing a seedy side of the game not usually recognized by writers.
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"As the novel progresses, Roy gets his chance to play baseball with a down-and-out team, the New York Knights, which is another reference in the book to the quest for the Grail. "Over the course of the season Roy gets involved with Pop's lovely niece, Memo, and her friend, the gambler Gus Sands. Eventually his desire for Memo, and his need for sufficient money to keep her in the style she desires, once again leads him astray from his quest" (Editors). He agrees to throw a game, and his miraculous bat, "Wonderboy," that he has carried with him since the beginning of his quest, shatters in his last game, ruining the Knight's chances, and his own to continue playing America's game. He is destroyed, because he has not only failed in his quest, he has failed those that believed in him. "Roy does somehow deserve to be destroyed for not honoring the natural talent he has been blessed with" (Editors).
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"The Assistant", 2002.
An examination of Bernard Malamud's book "The Assistant" with special reference to the lead characters.
2,845 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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Endurance and suffering are main themes as projected through the two lead characters in Bernard Malamud's "The Assistant," a heartwarming mentor-student story set in early 20th century Brooklyn. The writer shows how Malamud threads a theme of suffering in order to attain a higher moral stature throughout the novel. It is set against the backdrop of the Depression era and it tells of a Jewish grocery-store owner and his Italian assistant. The relationship between these two characters is the focus of the paper.
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"As is the case with many of his stories, "The Assistant," By Bernard Malamud, tells the story of a simple man trying to make his life better through a struggle against bad luck. Through his characterizations in The Assistant, Malamud makes his themes of endurance and suffering.
Malamud, perhaps best known for "The Natural," which turned into a 1980s film starring Robert Redford, takes a turn at writing about those not in the limelight this time."
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"The Assistant", 2004.
A character analysis of Morris in Bernard Malamud's "The Assistant".
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper explains that, according to the concepts implemented in ?The Assistant?, it appears that there is a vast difference between Morris and the other members of society who appear in the novel. It shows that it seems that he has implemented authentic Jewish teachings in his life to the best of his ability and has succeeded in living a humble life and earns the respect of those who can see these qualities in him.
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"Malamud?s ?The Assistant? is a novel that demonstrates the manner in which people should come to terms with what they have in life. Of course, this does not mean that they can go on living their lives as meaningless individuals when under impoverished conditions, but what is suggested is that one can achieve more out of life through accepting what one has and learning to be a better person. Quite obviously, there is a religious undertone in this novel, and Malamud has been described as a Jewish writer. However, Malamud himself prefers not to be described this way because he finds it constraining to his work.
In ?The Assistant? the main characters that demonstrate Malamud?s ideas of self-suffering are Morris, Morris?s daughter Helen, Frank Alpine, and the workers at the grocery store. It important to note that all these lives that revolve around the grocery store are one?s expose the meaning of leading a life that is defined by one?s circumstances. This is why the grocery store is also referred to as a prison."
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