The author Sholem Aleichem describes Tevye as a wise Jewish dairyman of a Russian village who can readily quote the Bible or some other holy text on any occasion. The majority of the short novel is about Tevye's struggles to marry his seven daughters, only Tsaytl, Hodl, Chava, Shprintze, and Beilke's situations are described. Tevye ... and Tsaytl decide on their own to get married. Tevye makes comments on the fact that he has never heard of a young man being the matchmaker, the groom, and the father-in-law at the same time. A horrible situation for Tevye's traditional Jewish views is in chap...

• Word Count: 777
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate