Call It Sleep Summary
Henry Roth

Everything you need to understand or teach Call It Sleep by Henry Roth.

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  • 180 Multiple Choice Questions
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Call It Sleep Summary

Henry Roth's 1934 novel Call It Sleep is based loosely on the author's own experiences growing up as a Jewish American in New York City during the early 1900s. In the novel, David Schearl is a young boy who must come to terms with conflicting forces in an effort to forge his own identity. The conflicting forces include intense love for and dependence on his mother Genya coupled with fear and hatred for his...

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