In My Name Is Asher Lev, the main conflict is often described as being between a boy’s devotion to art and his devotion to faith, but the question is not as simple as whether he should paint or whether he should pray. Review: Chaim Potok is a visionary author whose gift lies in telling compelling stories that touch the heart of what it means to be human. Asher must try to navigate the two different worlds of art and religion and convince his community that it is possible to live in both. As he grows older, his paintings are seen as unholy because an understating of art necessitates an understanding of the nude and the Christian crucifixion. When Asher is young, his drawings are considered a foolish waste of time. Summary: Asher Lev is a Hasidic Jewish boy growing up in Brooklyn in the 1950s, and he has a gift for art.
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