The Bread Givers, by Anzia Yezierska gives an accurate depiction of life as an immigrant family in a state of poverty during this time period. The relationships and events in the novel are very interesting especially the beliefs of their father and how it affects the family. He does not have a job and believes religion is the answer to everything. He gives money to charity rather than giving it to his family and he didn't even work for it. He sends 3 potential husbands for his daughters away despite what they want. He disrupts a lot in the family and no one in the family does or says anything to make him see he is wrong. However it is a different time period in the novel and their father still follows the culture of the old country.
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I agree completely with your statement about the father because he does care for his old country culture more than anything else. My response to the book goes into more detail about my reaction about the father...
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