Poor Papa?
I
was really happy to
see Sara reach her goal and become a teacher, gaining independence from
her overbearing father. I was really under the impression
that things were not going to turn out as well as they did because
things
seemed to look so grim throughout the whole story. I was also glad to
see that
she did not completely abandon her heritage by returning to her father.
Although I must say her father does not deserve her sympathy. As
terrible as it
sounds, I was kind of glad to see him so miserable. He was in need of a
good
dose of karma. He finds it completely unacceptable that his family turns
their
back on traditions and their heritage, but yet he seems perfectly fine
to turn
his back on his family by remarrying so quickly and spending all the
money he
gained from his wife's death on Mrs. Feinstein after marrying her. The
only
redeeming moments for Mr. Smolinsky are when he recognizes that Sara has
a
similar mind to him and when he tells off his new wife when she refers
to the
late Mrs. Smolinsky, exclaiming, "Evil thing! Don't dare take the
saint's
name in your evil mouth. You're not worth to speak her name." Evil with
these brief likeable moments of character shown by Mr. Smolinsky I still
find
his actions unforgivable and find it a bit sad that she will have to
deal with
him interfering with her new way of life that he does not approve of.
Do you think that Sara
should have gone back to her father? Do you think that having her father living
with her will rebuild a stronger connection to her roots?
Yes, even thought her father was an overbearing man, he is still part of a family. No matter how stupid, inconsiderate a member of a family might be, they share a unbreakable bond. I think that father living with her will eventually restore the heritage.
ReplyDeleteAs a loyal daughter, Sara did a right thing to her father, because he is an old man who needs a caregiver. He wouldn't be able to live and exist without her. Despite on fact, that he didn't take any care of her,she is still a part of his life. I think, Sara already has a connection with her father by choosing respectful to Jewish traditions fiancee. Also, I'm assuming, they would build a strong connection between them.
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