Black Is My Favorite Color by Bernard Malamud - 2463 Words

About the short story The short story Black is My Favorite Color by Bernard Malamud is about Jewish-Black relationships in America similarly to several of his other novels (such as The Assistant, 1957) and short stories. Bernard Malamud (1914-1986) was born in Brooklyn as an offspring of Russian Jewish immigrants. Along with Saul Bellow, Philip Roth and Paul Auster, Malamud is one of the most important Jewish-American writers. Black is My Favorite Color deals with prejudice in general and positive prejudice on the part of a liberal humanist in particular, as well as with difficult relationships between people of different ethnic and social origins. Its also about self-image, self-deception and the way people are perceived by others.†¦show more content†¦Illustrate the absurd character of the situation by acting out a freeze frame scene (Standbild) or by writing a comic. Make the speechless situation speak for itself. Pay attention to how Malamud attributes the role of the victim to himself. Phase 2: Read the following paragraph and figure out the kind of communication taking place between Nat and his cleaning woman and the people around him. A large part of my life Ive had dealings with Negro people, most on a business basis but sometimes for friendly reasons with genuine feeling on both sides. Im drawn to them. At this time of my life I should have one or two good friends, but the fault isnt necessarily mine. Imagine the friendly dealings he writes about. Write a dialogue. Hot Seat: Interview one of the characters in Nats neighborhood about Nat Limes character. Interview the black cleaning woman about her reasons for not getting close to her white Jewish boss. Confront the protagonist Nat Lime with the way black people see him. Write a diary entry or a letter to the editor from your present perspective. Include your thoughts on some of the following issues: How Ive come across discriminatory practice in my life. (To what extent does your experience mirror intercultural life in your country/region/family?) How I see myself and my situation. How others judge my situation/experience. How an imaginary friend gives NatShow MoreRelatedBlack Is My Favorite Color by Bernard Malamud2450 Words   |  10 PagesAbout the short story The short story Black is My Favorite Color by Bernard Malamud is about Jewish-Black relationships in America similarly to several of his other novels (such as The Assistant, 1957) and short stories. Bernard Malamud (1914-1986) was born in Brooklyn as an offspring of Russian Jewish immigrants. Along with Saul Bellow, Philip Roth and Paul Auster, Malamud is one of the most important Jewish-American writers. Black is My Favorite Color deals with prejudice in general and positiveRead MoreA Jew Of Gentiles By Mark Twain4267 Words   |  18 Pagesaudiences to see the Jews as one of two opposites: heroic survivors or the emotionally debilitated. Both disregard the raw emotion of the Jewish culture, that which Bernard Malamud would later prove universal. Furthermore, the critical tendency to categorize twentieth-century American authors by ethnically-oriented labels has done Malamud a great injustice, as the restrictive â€Å"Jewish writer† label causes audiences to read his works from a narrow outlook by the nature of the appellation. Admittedly,