The Quest for Self-Expression: Anzia Yezierska’s Portrayal of America as a Fake Golden Country.

The aim of this study is to show how the experience of Eastern European Jewish women in America challenged the discourse of the American Dream that they had previously fabricated in their homelands at the turn of the twentieth century. As portrayed by the Polish-born American writer Anzia Yezierska,...

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Published in:	Atlantis (0210-6124) Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 37 - 56
Main Author:	CAMPOS, REBECA E.
Format:	Article
Published:	Departament de Llengues i Literatures Modernes i d'Estudis Anglesos 6/1/2023
Subjects:	East European Jews Jewish women Social mobility American Jews Discourse Yezierska, Anzia, ca. 1880-1970 American authors Social isolation American Dream Social marginality Cultural assimilation Self-expression Americas
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