Overview
Published 1969 A Day of Pleasure describes the author’s experience of a world that was beautiful but fleeting. The Warsaw ghetto, where Singer spent much […]
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Themes and Characters
The most important character in these stories is of course Isaac, and his experiences as a young boy provide the main theme. But other characters […]
Literary Qualities
The stories collected in A Day of Pleasure are more than autobiographical sketches or memoirs. They reveal the vivid imagination and intellectual curiosity, the conflicts […]
Social Sensitivity
Life in the Warsaw ghetto of the early 20th century could be rough, even brutal, and Singer does not gloss over the conditions he endured […]
Topics for Discussion
What kind of boy is Isaac? Does he fit the description of young Isaac in the introductory story, “Who I Am”? What are his main […]
Ideas for Reports and Papers
How important is the element of fantasy in Singer’s stories? Does it detract from or enhance the realism they also contain? Compare the mainly autobiographical […]
Related Titles and Adaptations
Most of the stories in A Day of Pleasure are taken from the autobiographical memoir In My Father’s Court (1966), to which Singer has added […]
Introduction
Ernest Hemingway’s 1929 novel, A Farewell to Arms, is often regarded as his best artistic achievement. It was certainly his greatest commercial success to date […]
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway was born in 1899 to Dr. Clarence Hemingway and Grace Hall Hemingway. They lived in Oak Park, Illinois, and Ernest actively pursued sports […]