Free digital classic
The Melting-Pot
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- Language
- en
About this book
Creators: Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) "The Melting-Pot" by Israel Zangwill is a play first staged in 1908. It follows David Quixano, a Russian Jewish immigrant who survived a pogrom that killed his family. In America, he composes an "American Symphony" celebrating his vision of a society free from ethnic divisions. When he falls in love with Vera, a Russian Christian immigrant, their romance faces a dramatic confrontation with the past. The play popularized the term "melting pot" as a symbol for American ethnic assimilation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1002