Interview with author Will Eisner which includes discussion about the creation of the story
Eisner, Will. A Contract with God. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2006. Print. ISBN 978-0-393-06105-5, paperback, $18.95.
Annotation: Through a quartet of four interwoven stories, A Contract With God express the joy, exuberance, tragedy, and drama of life on the mythical Dropsie Avenue in the Bronx.
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Book Talk: Frimme Hersh had made a contract with God, written out on a small stone [show Frimmie writing the contract on page 18].
After migrating from Russia to New York City, Frimmie finds an abandoned infant girl at his doorstop which he believes must be part of his contract with god [show Frimmie finding and raising the girl Rachele on pages 20-21].
One day, Rachele, the adopted daughter of Frimmie suddenly dies, leaving Frimmie in utter despair and anger. Frimmie does not believe this is possible because after all, he had made a contract with god [Show Frimmie’s anger on page 23].
How does Frimmie cope with his misfortunate? Does he remain loyal and faithful to his contract with god or does he throw the contract out and go back on the promises he had initially made?
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