Discrimination In Bread Givers

Women have been fighting for many generations to fulfill their dreams into an unequal society. Sara Smolinsky is an example of someone who fought for her dreams and went far with them. She became very successful and no matter how much she struggled, she never gave up. In the novel, “Bread Givers” she defied the stigma of being a woman, injustice and traditions.
Her life begins as the younger sister of four girls; her father was an Orthodox rabbi and her mother a woman who followed her home country traditions. The family emigrated from Poland to New York in the 1920s. For the family, the American dream was to leave Poland and for Mr. Smolinsky not to become a Tsar’s soldiers because he was a holy man. They found themselves living in poverty. …show more content…
Once again Sara realizes that her father never is going to change. Sara’s mother made her to promise to take care of her father. Sara’s mother died and her father remarries another woman. Sara started working for the New York school system, earned good money, and had a nice apartment. Sara’s stepmother orders that the sisters needed to give her money to support her and Sara’s father that it was a daughter’s duty. Sara and her sisters refused to do that. Sara’s stepmother sends a distasteful letter to Sara’s principal. Sara’s principal named Hugo let her know about the letter as he listens Sara’s story. Sara and Hugo find out they have a lot in common. One cold winter evening Sara sees her father selling stuffs on the street. She remembers the promise to her mother. Later on she introduces Hugo to her dad. Sara tells her father to come and live with her, but he replays how a Jew and a Christian can live under the same roof. Sara comes with the conclusion of how can a branch denies the tree in which it came from. She reflected that maybe her father wasn’t going to let go his old world, but she has enough knowledge to accept different