Henne Fire | Various Roles of Henne
In this essay, the author examines the various roles of Henne in Isaac Bashevis Singer’s short story.
Why would Singer write about such a woman as Henne in his short story ‘‘Henne Fire?’’
As the narrator recalls Henne, the main character in Singer’s bizarre and amazing tale, she appeared to be insane or even possessed by some demon. Not only was she physically frightening— skin charred as if by a fire, coal-black eyes out of which ‘‘evil looked,’’ and a stature that more closely resembled a skeleton than a living, breathing mother of four—but she behaved in ways that scared adults and children alike. Henne was easily provoked, and she often responded to...
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