Posted: September 13th, 2017

for My Name is Asher Lev.

for My Name is Asher Lev.

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Paper Topic for My Name is Asher Lev.
Using Cunningham and Kelsay’s phenomenological description of sacred communities and Tillich’s understanding of idolatrous religion (faith), analyze the relationship between the individual and the community in My Name is Asher Lev. Does the community need individuals who critique tradition in order to keep the community true to its ultimate concern and avoid idolatrous religion? In answering this question, consider the following issues. While #1 must be addressed, use the others to assist your thinking but do not try to answer them all.
1. Begin with a discussion of the religious community as identified by Cunningham and Kelsay and what Tillich’s understanding of idolatrous religion (faith) add to that discussion. Then analyze the novel using the framework you create through these scholars.
2. One way to think about community is through Cunningham and Kelsay’s discussion of ritual. Is ritual important for the community to hold it together and/or for the individual to be a part of the community? Does ritual keep Asher a part of the Hasidic community?
3. What is the critique Asher seems to be making of the community?
4. Can Asher’s individualism benefit the community? Or is it better that he be either
silenced or expelled?
5. Use the positions of various characters to help you make your case as well as the movie
“The Chosen.”
Your Essay should meet the following format:
1. Clear thesis, introduction, support paragraphs, and conclusion. Re-read the syllabus, guidelines for paper writing, discussion of plagiarism, and grading standards that have been provided in this class. You are expected to be familiar with all of these things as you write this paper.
2. Proper citation of both direct quotations and paraphrases from the book or other sources. Direct quotations must be in quotation marks unless they are more than three lines long. Long quotations must be indented and single-spaced. Quotation cannot be more than 25% of your paper.
3. Use endnotes and provide a “Works Cited” page.
4. Your paper must be no less than three and no more than five pages in length, one inch
margins, no extra spacing between paragraphs, double-spaced, 12 pt Times font or the
equivalent. It should be grammatically and mechanically correct.
5. This paper is not a summary of the book. Stronger papers will focus on your own creative
analysis of the text with careful and thoughtful use of the text as support. However, be careful not to misrepresent the text in your analysis.