Jewish Anxiety and the Novels of Philip Roth

Jewish Anxiety and the Novels of Philip Roth argues that Roth''s novels teach us that Jewish anxiety stems not only from fear of victimization but also from fear of perpetration. It is impossible to think about Jewish victimization without thinking about the Holocaust; and it is impossible to think about the taboo question of Jewish perpetration without thinking about Israel. Roth''s texts explore...