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Movie Review: Yentl - Paper

Movie Review: Yentl

Everyone at one time or another has felt out of place. Feeling unsure
of one's place in society is an experience that every young adult faces but
deals with differently. Some rebel while others comply with whatever has been
set out for them by society or their parents, or both. The role of the woman in
society is forever changing. Where women were once obligated to stay in the
home and dote on their husbands, they are now working in the same types of jobs
as their husbands. What was typically the male role has been blurred and
practically obliterated. Religious roles have followed society's lead in their
evolution. For example, since its creation over five thousand years ago, ...

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essence of the Jewish
woman's eternal struggle. It is the story of a young girl, in love with
learning but forbidden to do so by Jewish tradition. Upon her father's death,
Yentl disguises herself as a boy to attend a yeshiva (religious school) and
continue her studies. She befriends Avigdor, a male scholar at the yeshiva,
and falls in love with him. Driven by her love for him, Yentl will do all that
she can to ensure that he is near her and that her secret is not revealed.
Yentl struggles with her secret until the day she can no longer remain silent.
She tells Avigdor what she has done, and of her love for him, but he cannot
accept a woman who refuses to act as a traditional woman should. So Yentl
departs for America in hope of a different mentality, but never forgetting her
love for Avigdor and all that she has learned.
Based on Isaac Bashevis Singer's acclaimed short story, "Yentl, the
Yeshiva Boy," the story is somewhat unrealistic but serves its purpose in
proving a point; ...

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Added: 3/16/2008 11:23:58 PM
Category: Arts
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 1022
Pages: 4

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