Call It Sleep – Plot Summary (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Author and publication year
Author and publication year
Henry Roth, 1934
Protagonist's name and age
Protagonist's name and age
David Schearl, six years old
Novel's central theme
Novel's central theme
Immigrant experience
Setting of the novel
Setting of the novel
Lower East Side Jewish ghetto, early 1900s
David's mother's name
David's mother's name
Genya
Albert's (David's father) character
Albert's (David's father) character
Violent and tempestuous man
Isaiah image that fascinates David
Isaiah image that fascinates David
Hot coal to Isaiah's lips to purge sin
Leo's crime against Esther
Leo's crime against Esther
Rapes her in candy shop basement
David's climactic action
David's climactic action
Touches live trolley rail, receives electric shock
David's final emotion (phrase used)
David's final emotion (phrase used)
'Might as well call it sleep' - peace and belonging