In the novel, The Fixer, the author, Bernard Malamud, presents to us a poor Jewish handyman living in Russia during the early 1900's, before the Russian revolution had begun. Destroyed by his wife's disavowal, Yakov Shepsovitch Bok leaves ... Golov. He was being used only as an example to the three million Jewish residents of Russia. He was being used as a warning. The meaning of the title The Fixer, chosen by Malamud, has a very literal meaning, however it symbolizes a much more profound thought. Literally, the title only refers to the main character of the novel, who makes a living as a f...

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