Part one of term paper
In Gimpel the Fool, the character of Gimpel’s wife, Elka is portrayed as a manipulative, insensitive, adulteress. In Tevye the Dairyman, the character of Tevye’s wife, Golde, is portrayed as a loving mother and devoted, although sarcastic, wife. Both Golde and Elka are harsh women due to their lives. Why does one’s harshness lead he ...

Part two of term paper
... Tevye was the man in their household. When he told Golde to put up the samovar for tea, or set a place at the table for a guest, she did it without question. Not to say, that Golde was a pushover. She was able to put Tevye in his place when necessary, and she was not scared to do it. When he would carry on, quoting the bible, she would get fed up and say, “Spare us your bible!” (Aleichem 42) This would quiet him immediately. Where Golde would silence Tevye because his speeches were tire ...