Jewish American Writers

In The Pagan Phallus we see the use of sarcasm, satire, symbolism and irony. In the beginning of the story Terry, a Jewish copywriter, is asked to work on the Salvation Army account. She is sarcastic when asked “All of our clients worship something. God’s as good as anything else” (Solotaroff and Rapoport 237). Later, she asks Bill “Do you think they use the missionary position!” (Solotaroff et al. 238). We also see the use of symbolism in the story. When looking for a copy of the New Testament, a young man tells Terry “That’s the sword!” (Solotaroff et al. 240). The sword to Terry symbolizes what is held within a pair of men’s underwear. The sword to the Salvation Army is the Bible. Further, the phallus, eithe

. . .
Some common words found in the essay are:
Variant Text, Pagan Phallus, Levinsons April, Army Shaws, Orthodox Jewish, Terry Commissioner, Israel Jewish, Solotaroff Rapoport, Jerusalem Sarah, Terry Thats, solotaroff et, et al, solotaroff et al, pagan phallus, salvation army, variant text, book contemporary jewish, al 160, lost names, woman lost, jewish life, april 19th, et al 160, april 19th 1985, woman lost names,
Approximate Word count = 1115
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page)

More Essays on Jewish American Writers