Uri used representation of historical events in this book in order to define his strong Jewish identity. He intended to show that he could support and strengthen the morale of the Jewish Americans who were present in the post-Holocaust America. The book provides vast information about Jewish history, providing examples of Jewish heroism that erased more controversial, “lachrymose” accounts of the Jewish history. Therefore, the book was crucial in Jewish recovery of the self-confidence after devastation of the Holocaust and inspired American Jews to display openly their ethnic pride state (Uris c. 18). In this book, Leon Uris portrays the birth of a new nation in the midst of enemies. The book signifies the beginning of an earthshaking struggle for power. This book swept the world with its fury. The story of an American nurse, an Israeli freedom fighter caught up in a glorious, heartbreaking, triumphant era (Uris c. 19).
The interesting things in the book
Much of the book is interesting, except for the challenging characters who are not easy to identify their major roles. The earlier chapters are boring with a lot of misplaced historical explanations. However, chapter for onwards has a bit of organization up to chapter fourteen that also resembles the former chapters. The proceeding chapters are informative and organized.
Generally, I found the book interesting and nothing much to report as a dislike from the book. I liked the way the author organized his work and the way he introduced new ideas and the chronology of the events in the book. I like the way he keeps the audience reading by using the information he deems relevant for his audience.
Recommendations
In my opinion, I would recommend the book to any individual with the interest of understanding their religious identity, or those that are being exposed to an externally well-written historical novel. I could also recommend the book to individuals learning history of the land that is considered the most holy of all the lands on earth. The book is appropriate for school and university libraries that provide religious studies. Churches can also stock this book in their libraries. The other place that is appropriate for the book is the public libraries and even home libraries for children to read from the comfort of their homes in order to understand the various religious concepts.
Rating ***
Work Cited:
Leon Uris. Exodus. Random House Tower: New York: Random House Publishing Group, 1983. Print.
