Critical Reading and Interpretation

Central to the rising action , falling action , and climax of any short story is linked directly to the protagonist . Therefore , the protagonist 's key features and experiences push the plot and action of the novel forward . It is this literary elements which lead to the eventual emotional growth of the character , his circumstances , and the denouement of the novel . Theme , structure and social characteristics are the literary elements , which highlight the spiritual growth of the main characters in My Name is Asher Lev , Emma ' and Huckleberry Finn

Each of these three

novels about moral maturation and the growth of self-awareness , Huckleberry Finn ' by Mark Twain , whose protagonist is Huckleberry Finn , Jane Austen 's Emma , named after the protagonist and My Name is Asher Lev ' by Chaim Potok , whose main character is Asher Lev . Notably , the authors necessarily indicate the protagonists names in the titles , underlining their moral and psychological development as a central plotline . The literary elements of theme structure and protagonist 's social characteristics actually strengthen the reader 's understanding of the character 's spiritual growth : Lev 's novel demonstrates ' the protagonist 's liberation from the community bonds through the lens of the theme of social pressure , Twain 's writing - the progress of Huck 's humanistic views underlining the theme of slavery , Austen 's work - Emma 's psychological maturation , through prioritizing the theme of marriage , moreover , all works by their structure provide the mistakes made by the protagonists on their path and thus make clear to the reader that development is not a smooth and gradual process , whereas the change or stability of sociological characteristics pay reader 's attention either to the connection between self-awareness and social position or to the purely inner revolution

The characters actually perfect very distinct aspects of self awareness Emma , for instance , overgrows the selfish and infantile girl , whose main interest is manipulating the others ' fates (as she appears at the beginning , Asher Lev realizes that he is actually an independent personality rather than the subject of the Hassidic community after being judged for depicting the his mother 's anguish , whereas Huckleberry Finn , who has never considered carefully the issue of racial equality begins to realize his humanistic views and oppose the oppression of slaves and the split of their families

Due to the fact that the major theme in My Name is Asher Lev ' is community bonds and the conflict itself develops in terms of the weakening of the commitment to the groups of Hassids the protagonist who is a bright and unique individuality , should ascend over the blind observance of community tradition and learn to distinguish himself from the group . Therefore , his development is associated with individuation and learning of his ego and the religious conflict results in the development of Asher 's ability to assert his self : So it is time for the defense , for a long session in demythology . But I will not apologize . It is absurd to apologize for a mystery (Potok , 1960 . Asher displays his maturity and...