... in the lower East Side of New York City, also known as the Yiddish Quarter. This was the same neighborhood depicted in such stories as "The Rise of David Levinsky", "Bread Givers", "The American Scene" and the movie "Hester Street". I found that there are several similar themes that flow through these writings, such as the immigrant's determination to succeed in this new ... going through what Cahan describes as " a long season of enforced idleness and distress" (90). This was a season that filled the people with a sense of desperation and shame. Reb Slominsky in "Bread Givers", as well...

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