THE PROBLEM OF THE SEARCH FOR IDENTITY AND EXISTENTIALISM IN THE CONTEXT OF JEWISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE

Abstract

The literature on existentialists and the quest for identity is the focus of the following article. We talk about the challenge of determining a person's true existence, which primarily arises in ambiguous circumstances. All of the nation's and people's creative and intellectual output that sustains and advances life stems from race. Being a unique and inimitable work of art is impossible without the identity of the race. Furthermore, Jewish-American literature has been and will continue to be shaped by the dedication to race and genetic principles. The blending of cultures from several nations is perhaps the cornerstone of contemporary ideas in American literature. Literature that combines two cultures—one as a result of forced printing—has a unique position in the canon of world literature. This literature's subject is not restricted to genes, races, or cultures; rather, its primary focus is on the hostility that foreign-born citizens of one nation encounter.

Heroes in existential fiction are people who deal with gray areas. For Jews, the Holocaust is exactly the precarious scenario that presents challenges related to identity loss, identity search, and identity preservation.

Thus, the goal of the literature on identity quest is to create a path toward psychological and mental liberation. The ideas of existential philosophy and literature, which finds its direct carrier in Jewish-American literature, are closely linked to works of literature that address questions of identity recognition and inner liberation.