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Movie Review: Yentl Essay, Research Paper

Movie Review: Yentl

Everyone at one time or another has felt out of place. Feeling unsure

of one’s place in society is an experience that every young adult faces but

deals with differently. Some rebel while others comply with whatever has been

set out for them by society or their parents, or both. The role of the woman in

society is forever changing. Where women were once obligated to stay in the

home and dote on their husbands, they are now working in the same types of jobs

as their husbands. What was typically the male role has been blurred and

practically obliterated. Religious roles have followed society’s lead in their

evolution. For example, since its creation over five thousand years ago, the

Jewish religion has evolved in some movements to involve women and men equally

in ceremonies. The orthodox movement has always remained traditional in its

belief that women have their place in the home, cooking and raising children,

and serving their husbands. Education remains the man’s duty. The movie Yentl

starring Barbara Streisand, shows this traditional belief through its plot,

characterization, music, lights, camera angles, and symbolism.

Set in Eastern Europe in 1904, Yentl captures the essence of the Jewish

woman’s eternal struggle. It is the story of a young girl, in love with

learning but forbidden to do so by Jewish tradition. Upon her father’s death,

Yentl disguises herself as a boy to attend a yeshiva (religious school) and

continue her studies. She befriends Avigdor, a male scholar at the yeshiva,

and falls in love with him. Driven by her love for him, Yentl will do all that

she can to ensure that he is near her and that her secret is not revealed.

Yentl struggles with her secret until the day she can no longer remain silent.

She tells Avigdor what she has done, and of her love for him, but he cannot

accept a woman who refuses to act as a traditional woman should. So Yentl

departs for America in hope of a different mentality, but never forgetting her

love for Avigdor and all that she has learned.

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