Davita’s Harp (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Chaim Potok
- First Published: 1985
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The 1930’s
- Setting: New York City
- Principal Characters: Ilana Davita Chandal, Channah Chandal, Michael Chandal, Jakob Daw, Sarah Chandal, Ezra Dinn, David Dinn
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Values, Family or family life, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Communism or communists, Politics, New York City, Social issues, Religion, 1930’s, Jews or Jewish life, Women’s rights, Jews and Gentiles, Hebrew language, Spanish Civil War
- Locales: New York, NY
The Novel
The novels of Chaim Potok typically concern themselves with conflicts between worldviews, usually as represented by the American Orthodox Jewish tradition and aspects of the secular world. Davita’s Harp is the story of a girl’s search for balance—between practicality and idealism, between the inner self and the outer environment. Davita’s parents are intelligent people who have rejected their respective religions and become passionately dedicated to Communism. Davita describes in detail the Communist Party meetings that the Chandals hold in a succession...
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