Topics for Discussion
1. How likable is Stephen Dedalus? What are the positive and negative aspects of his character? 2. How does Stephen develop over his years at […]
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Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. The first chapter of the novel coincides with the downfall and death of Charles Stewart Parnell, who is throughout that chapter an important figure […]
Related Titles and Adaptations
A fairly well-received film version of Portrait was made in 1979 by Joseph Strick with Bosco Hogan playing the role of Stephen. The novel’s “sequel,” […]
About the Author
Isaac Bashevis Singer was born in Leoncin, Poland, on July 14, 1904. He was the third of four children, three of whom became writers. Hinde […]
Themes and Characters
The most important character in these stories is of course Isaac, and his experiences as a young boy provide the main theme. But other characters […]
Literary Qualities
The stories collected in A Day of Pleasure are more than autobiographical sketches or memoirs. They reveal the vivid imagination and intellectual curiosity, the conflicts […]
Social Sensitivity
Life in the Warsaw ghetto of the early 20th century could be rough, even brutal, and Singer does not gloss over the conditions he endured […]
Topics for Discussion
What kind of boy is Isaac? Does he fit the description of young Isaac in the introductory story, “Who I Am”? What are his main […]