Define The Shawl In Detail The Value Of The Shawl

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Cynthia Ozick, the writer of “The Shawl” writes in detail the value of the shawl. The shawl is a symbol in this story. It is as if the shawl has magical powers that hides away anyone that’s inside of it. Rosa, the mother of Magda (the baby) holds her within the shawl. Rosa, Magda and Rosa’s niece, Stella were all in an concentration camp. All of them were given hardly any food. Magda was expected to die soon, but she lived longer than Rosa expected. Rose even said, “…she should have been dead already, but she had been buried away deep inside the magic shawl…” In another part of book Rosa describes Magda as a squirrel and the shawl as a nest. Magda stays out of sight and stays quiet while she is in the shawl. Magda was no longer able to receive