Cahan's 'Yekl.'.(Abraham Cahan's novel)

From: The Explicator | Date: January 1, 1999| Author: Velikova, Roumiana | Copyright information

Reversal of sex roles is apparent in Abraham Cahan's novel 'Yekl,' which deals with immigrant Jews' struggles in the inner cities of New York. The protagonist Jake casts off his traditional Jewish values because of his singular desire to become a complete American. To attain this, he plans to divorce his Jewish wife, Gitl, and marry the American sweatshop girl, Mamie. He, however, becomes financially dependent and psychologically subordinate to the self-confident, Mamie. Gitl, on the other ha...

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