On April 26, 1914 Bernard Malamud was born in Brooklyn New York to a Jewish family. Bernard was the older of the 2 sons of Max and Bertha Malamud. ... The Assistant 1957 is about a young Gentile hoodlum and an old Jewish grocer. ... (Korg 269) But Malamud isn't only famous for his novels. ... The Stories of Bernard Malamud appeared in 1983. ...

• Word Count: 841
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Materialism In Bernard Malamud's story "The First Seven Years", there is a reoccurring theme of materialism vs. humanism. Feld the shoemaker and Max represent materialism, while the daughter Miriam and the assistant Sobel represent humanism. ... In Malamud's short story, we see a clear distinction between humanism vs. materialism. ... Feld, who has come to realize that material things aren't everything, has his assistant back and his daughter is happy, which is all that counts. ...

• Word Count: 470
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School