The Prison
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- Created on: 30-01-17 13:29
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- The Prison by Bernard Malamud
- Tommy is is imprisoned as much as any convicted felon serving a sentence in the state penitentiary—and his is a life sentence with little hope of parole.
- Irony connected to his uncle Dom
- He is his own prison
- Themes
- regret
- connection
- helplessness
- control
- escape
- paralysis
- hope
- Trapped in an unwanted occupation and loveless mariage
- Controlled by Rosa and her father
- Memory of Uncle Dom is longing for a time of a simpler and more enjoyable life
- But now they both are imprisoned in their own sense
- Tommy is is imprisoned as much as any convicted felon serving a sentence in the state penitentiary—and his is a life sentence with little hope of parole.
- Irony connected to his uncle Dom
- He is his own prison
- Tommy is is imprisoned as much as any convicted felon serving a sentence in the state penitentiary—and his is a life sentence with little hope of parole.
- But now they both are imprisoned in their own sense
- The fifty five dollars signify freedom and hope
- Highlighted on several occasions to stress on Tommy's yearning to break free of Rosa and the candy store
- The mirror is symbolic for the mistakes of his youth
- Mirrors reflect things and Tommy sees the little girl stealing - a mistake he recognised from his youth
- By hitting Rosa Tommy is exerting control for the first time in the story
- This is a turning point
- The title itself is a metaphore
- The little girl is a symbol of his youth
- Tommy is is imprisoned as much as any convicted felon serving a sentence in the state penitentiary—and his is a life sentence with little hope of parole.
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