Yezierska, Anzia 1880?-1970 creator text utu 2023 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Children of Loneliness" by Anzia Yezierska is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Rachel Ravinsky, a young Jewish immigrant who struggles with her identity and the cultural clash between her roots in the old world and her life in America. The book explores themes of loneliness, ambition, and the search for belonging in a new and often unwelcoming society. The opening of the novel introduces us to Rachel, who is grappling with feelings of frustration and alienation from her immigrant family, particularly in their traditional ways of life. As she returns home after studying at Cornell, she finds herself in conflict with her father and mother, who represent her past and the life she is trying to escape. The tension escalates at the dinner table, revealing the deep generational divide and Rachel's struggles to reconcile her dreams with the reality of her family's expectations. This dynamic showcases the broader immigrant experience of seeking acceptance and understanding in a new land while feeling imprisoned by familial ties and cultural heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Mostly about myself -- Children of loneliness -- Brothers -- To the stars -- An immigrant among the editors -- America and I -- A bed for the night -- Dreams and dollars -- The song triumphant -- The Lord giveth. Release date is 2023-08-07 The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) Originally published: London: Cassell and Company, 1923 Short stories New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Immigrants -- Fiction Jews, Russian -- United States -- Fiction PS London: Cassell and Company, 1923 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.308021&view=1up&seq=10 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71361 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.308021&view=1up&seq=10 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71361 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134642.0 71361