Providence of Shylocks

A Providence of Shylocks: A Short Story of Debt and PerformanceIn a landscape where desperation and ambition collide, Antonia Moretti struggles under the burden of grief following her husband's death. Faced with financial insecurity, she reluctantly pawns his cherished silver pocket watch to Ezekiel Horowitz, a Lithuanian Jew whose loan, while equitable, carries significant moral ramifications. Th...