The author of "Zlateh the Goat", Isaac Bashevis Singer, was a Polish Jewish author. In the story, not only are the main characters Jewish, but also the story is set around Hanukkah (and contains references to specific Hanukkah traditions and preparations), an important Jewish holiday. You should also note that the text was initially written in Yiddish, which is a dialect central to Jewish (especially Ashkenazi Jewish) culture.
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egotistical - characterized as having too high of an opinion of oneself (j)
repercussions - the effects of something (g)
capitulation - the act of surrendering (f)
abominable - terrible; extremely poor (c)
impasse - gridlock or standstill (d)
lamentations - expressions of sorrow (e)
harangue - a long, angry rant or speech (h)
mayhem - a state of disorder (i)
pedantic - overly concerned about small details (b)
industrious - hard-working (a)
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The setting of this novel is suburb is where the place seemed dangerous and chaotic and the violence could happen anytime. Therefore, the family builds extra-security in case if there is an intruder in their home. Eventually paranoia will lead to the tragedy when their very son got accident.
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