Lost &quote;Beautifulness&quote;

A mother dances on the edge of self-destruction when she paints her kitchen white for her son returning home from the military but has her rent raised by her cruel landlord as a response. Anzia Yezierska wrote about the struggles of female Jewish immigrants in New York''s Lower East Side. She confronted the cost of acculturation and assimilation among immigrants. Her stories provide insight into t...