Asher Levs Crucifixion Paintings as an Act of Disrespect Towards His P

Asher Levs Crucifixion Paintings as an Act of thoughtlessness Towards His ParentsAsher Lev paints against the values of his family and community. He disregards Jewish traditions and observance by pursuing his passion for art. His individuality has him disobeying the Rebbe, the mashphia, his fabulous ancestor as well as his parents. Asher does not intend for his prowess to be harmful, but that they convey truths and feelings. Yet, the Brooklyn Crucifixions cause shame for his observant Jewish parents. In that way, he disrespects their teachings and wishes. He challenges the Jewish belief on moderateness in creating nude works and disturbs the Hasidic community in his Christian imagery. Worst of all is the reflection of the life-like representation of his family in the paintings. This causes a blow out of the water and angry reaction from the public. The climax evolves towards the last chapter of My Name is Asher Lev, when Ashers parents react hurtingly subsequently the painting s are exposed to them in the New York Museum. Chaim Potok writes their reaction as hap slowly in a step-by-step movement in silences edifice up readers expectations of a negative outcome.Guilt and fear of disobedience induces a silence from Asher. Theyre not the truth, Papa but theyre not lies either. Asher appears to be speaking in his mind while thinking of the memories that the depicts portray. He disregards his acquires les discussion on how one Jew can cause the rest of the Jews to suffer. Asher feels his disrespect as a son and justifies himself in his mind, but does not speak to his parents about the Cruxifixion paintings at all. Disrespect for his parents makes Asher scared. He anticipates their disappointment and hurt. Readers sympathize in acknowledging his inner suffering as he struggles to communicate freely with them.Asher fears his amazes reaction to a greater extent than his mothers reaction for it is his father that disapproves of Asher drawing in the first plac e. The father appears to be the one who should be feared the most. Other characters suggest this, for example, Ashers teacher who says,What will your father say if he saw this? in regards to the picture of the Rebbe Asher drew in his Chumash. His mother is more supportive of Asher and just wants him and his father to get along. After finishing their tour for the Rebbe, she says I want you and your father to be friends, The te... ...an ugly sickening picture of the boy at school.Asher and his art is an ultimate form of disrespect towards his parents and by chance the Jewish community. They warn him of the day of hurt and resent like the start day of Ashers paintings in the New York Museum. Ashers father returns from Russia, and says Do not leave your people Asher It is the same as if one Jew aches, the whole community hurts, Ashers fab ancestor haunts him in his dream, and indicates that his art is a waste of time at the end of Chapter 4.It is Ashers gift that separates him fr om the Jewish community. He causes so much pain for his parents and the community that the only resolution is too send Asher away, which the Rebbe does at the end. Like the father and the mother, Asher is journeying for him to prevent Jews from suffering. The conclusion ends with Ashers parents watching in silence as Ashers cab pulls away. Similarly, at the museum, he had watched his parents, who did not utter a verbalise or a glance at him, pull away in a cab. In his parents eyes, Asher has crossed the boundary of obedience and disrespect, with such big rage and hurt that it causes a deadly silence between them.