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...offered that in spite of the potentialpitfalls of the current tenure review process, he"wouldn't want a system of officials who werenever in a position to take informal advice...
...then the visitor stops and remembers that there is more than one Mount Sinai; indeed, there are at least eight spots that could have inspired the tale that grips us all. In spite of the solidity of the rock and the exultation of the climb, the questions arise: Did the Exodus happen? Can the words of the Bible be matched with evidence of deeds? Did Moses even exist...
...village, Karl and Gloria must flee in search of safer havens. Reaching Karl's mother's native village, the couple settles in a country home and prepares for a better life. Karl, however, begins to show signs that he is still sympathetic to his Jewish roots, and in spite of their Edenic country home, the pair will soon have to confront a hellish tragedy...
...great tragedy of The Conversion is that we, as readers, find it so difficult to feel sorry for the characters in spite of their monstrously tragic lives. Rather than the passionate emotion one would expect in a story of conversion and cultural abandonment, The Conversion leaves the reader unaffected, apathetic in spite of the moral importance of the issues at hand. In a way, Appelfeld is teaching by example. By convincing the reader that conversion is no more than an economic transaction, and humanity characterized by little more than greed and self-interest, he shows the ease with which...
However, O'Donnell is not trying to be stereotypical or discriminating but to address the lingering prejudice and intolerance that are firmly entrenched in society. These are captured by Tad's mother's attempted reassurance when he comes out to her, "I love you in spite of that." While ostensibly accepting and tolerant, this sentiment denigrates Tad in suggesting that his homosexuality is a burden, a blemish that must be overcome. In his dissection of such phrases considered, by and large, to be socially acceptable, O'Donnell forces the reader to examine the reality behind the facade...