Narratives of Second-Generation Holocaust Trauma: Artistic Expression and Jewish-American Commemorative Practices in the Works of Spiegelman, Roth and Potok

This thesis seeks to explore the works of three different Jewish-American authors to argue that, whether through fiction or nonfiction, second-generation Holocaust literature reflects the frustration with second-hand trauma, the perception of pressure from the first-generation and response to communal memorial practices which has a profound impact on the cultivation of personal Jewish-American identity.

Author

• Goldstein, Ilana Chava

Language

• en

Keyword

• Jewish-American Literature
• Trauma
• Holocaust Narratives

Date created

• 2020

Type of Work

• Master's Thesis

License

• All rights reserved

Rights statement

• In Copyright

GW Unit

• English

Degree

• M.A.

Advisor

• Schreiber, Evelyn

Committee Member(s)

• Mitchell, David

Persistent URL

•  https://scholarspace.library.gwu.edu/etd/wp988k60n