Rescue And Save The Novel "the Assistant" - Analysis Of Mara Mulder

Bernard Malamud,a famous Jewish American writer,is considered the most powerful writer in Jewish American Literature.Throughout his novel,Malamud describes Jews and the Jewish living background by showing us the experiences of American Jews in American society and the practice of their Jewish law. In his masterpiece novel,The Assistant,the central character,Morris Bober,is a hero,a saviour and a sufferer. The novel also traces the knotty path of Frank Alpine's moral growth as he absorbs the goodness of Morris. All the characters Malamud portrays reflect the theme of the novel and stress the value of suffering.The Assistant owes a great deal to Malamud's skillful writing techniques and artistic style. On the one hand,the author makes full use of Jewish humor. On the other hand,his skillful use of language (English and Yiddish) and symbolic devices make the novel a special world. !By giving a brief explanation of Judaism and Jewish American literature,this essay is intended a study of the theme of this novel,characters,writing techniques and style to seek for the novel's practical significance and its outstanding contribution to Jewish literature.