A Research Into The Short Stories Of I.B. Singer

I. B. Singer was an important Jewish-American writer. Hisshort works are quite perfect. 'Modern fictions', here is used to name one part of Singer'sworks that are linked with the condition of modern Jewish life. The main sentiment in some 'modern fictions' is feeling lostwithout contacting with the Jewish native place. One of the themes in those 'modern fictions' is theconfliction between modern civilization and traditional Jewishcivilization. Some 'modern' works reflect that how badly Jewish was hurtby modern civilization. One kind of characters in the 'modern fictions' shows thatserious Jewish intellectuals can't find their root in modern time. Most of Singer's 'modern fictions' are narrated by thefirst-narrator, which can be related to the floaters' uncontrollablefate. Broken plots and unfinished ends are used to hint thedisordered life and uncertain future of modern Jew. The other part of Singer's works, which were related tightlyto the Jewish tradition are more excellent than those 'modern'works. Here we call them 'Jewish stories'. In the Jewish stories, Singer created a 'Jewish miracle world' 41based on his memory and imagination, from which Singer as wellas the Jewish nation found their confidence. Singer liked to add some magical things or something beyondthe daily life into his productions, so that those could go beyondliterature itself. Jewish Probers, who are probing into the essence of the world.Jewish Heroes, who are performing the ideal life condition of theJewish nation. Jewish Satans, who discover the enthusiasm insidethe Jew. Literature is just telling stories, said Singer. We are justtelling stories in literature, which asks us to show figures andevents firstly. Who is the story teller? Singer had several ways totell a story. The form of 'story' has its double-value.The moreexciting the story is designed, the better the fiction is. In the modern time, we can learn much from Singer's senseof literature, as well as his successful practice.