“Art is whether or not there is a scream in him wanting to get out in a special way.”
Source: My Name Is Asher Lev
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My Name Is Asher Lev
My Name Is Asher Lev is a novel by Chaim Potok, an American author and rabbi. The book's protagonist is Asher Lev, a Hasidic Jewish boy in New York City. Asher is a loner with artistic inclinations. His art, however, causes conflicts with his family and other members of his community. The book follows Asher's maturity as both an artist and a Jew.Potok asserted that the conflict between tradition and individualism is constant and that the tension between religion and art is lifelong. His personal struggle seems apparent in "Brooklyn Crucifixion." And yet despite this seemingly agonizing struggle, Potok remained active as an artist/writer and engaged in the religion of his upbringing until his death in 2002.Potok continued Asher Lev's story in the book The Gift of Asher Lev.
“I do not have many things that are meaningful to me. Except my doubts and my fears. And my art.”
Source: My Name Is Asher Lev
“It's not a pretty world, Papa.'
'I've noticed,' my father said softly.”
Source: My Name Is Asher Lev
