My Name is Asher Lev

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Detailed Summary & Analysis

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14

Themes

All Themes The Divine vs. the Demonic Art and Religious Faith Creativity, Self-Expression, and Truth Family Conflict

Characters

All Characters Asher Lev Aryeh Lev Rivkeh Lev Mythic Ancestor The Rebbe Jacob Kahn Yudel Krinsky Rav Yosef Cutler (the mashpia) Uncle Yaakov Mrs. Rackover The pimply-faced boy Uncle Yitzchok

Terms

All Terms Sitra achra Shabbos Ribbono Shel Olom/Master of the Universe Yeshiva Chumash

Symbols

All Symbols Window Crucifixion

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Dramatic Irony Foil Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Paradox Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone

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Introduction Intro

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Summary & Analysis Summary

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14

All Themes
The Divine vs. the Demonic
Art and Religious Faith
Creativity, Self-Expression, and Truth
Family Conflict

All Characters
Asher Lev
Aryeh Lev
Rivkeh Lev
Mythic Ancestor
The Rebbe
Jacob Kahn
Yudel Krinsky
Rav Yosef Cutler (the mashpia)
Uncle Yaakov
Mrs. Rackover
The pimply-faced boy
Uncle Yitzchok

All Terms
Sitra achra
Shabbos
Ribbono Shel Olom/Master of the Universe
Yeshiva
Chumash

All Symbols
Window
Crucifixion

All Literary Devices
Allegory
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Paradox
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone

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