The Accident | Related Titles
The Accident is like Wiesel's novel Dawn (1960; see separate entry) in several respects. For instance, both include female characters, Kathleen in The Accident and Catherine in Dawn, who are fascinated by, and who wish to have romantic and sexual relationships with, men who have survived the Holocaust and who have seen much death in their lives. In The Accident, Wiesel continues his characterization of women obsessed with men who have suffered great emotional loss during the Holocaust. He clearly patterns the character Kathleen upon Catherine in...
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