![]() ![]() The cloistered Satmar community is located on the outskirts of New York City, one of the most racially, spiritually and culturally diverse places in America. I will realize it many years later.” What is the line between innocence and willful ignorance? How did Deborah’s ability and willingness to question authority and think for herself change the course of her life?Ĥ. When Deobrah learns that King David-a sainted historical figure who supposedly did no wrong-is a murderer and a hypocrite, she writes, “I am not aware at this moment that I have lost my innocence. As a girl, with two absentee parents and an outspoken nature, Deborah was systematically made to feel different or “bad.” How did the structure of Satmar Hasidic culture make her feel such shame, and how did this shame serve to subjugate her?ģ. Which literary characters have inspired you?Ģ. The heroines in the books Deborah read as a girl were her first inspirations, the first to make her consider her own potential outside of her community. ![]()
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