Symbolism In 'The Shawl' By Cynthia Ozick

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Sereen Qader Dr. Sapp ENGL 2333 25 February 2017 The Shawl by Cynthia Ozick This was a day filled with nothing but horror. Ozick takes her perspective by portraying her characters Rosa, Stella, and Magda, in such a way that the terror could personally be felt. At the beginning of the story, Ozick states, “Stella carried Magda. But she was jealous of Magda.” This shows that the conditions they were living in were so bad that it caused them to crave the comfort of an infant. Ozick symbolizes the horror that took place through the characters Rosa and Magda as an example of what took place in the Holocaust. The shawl itself plays a vital role in the story. The shawl represents a source

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