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Matt SimmonsMs. Clemons CP Eng. III1-7-14The Great EscapeMicheal Chabons 2001, Pulitzer Prize winning overbold, The awed Adventures of Kavalier and form is truly an all american deem. The novel is about a jewish immigrant by the name of Josef Kavalier, who comes to America from Prague to escape the Nazis in 1939. He teams up with his cousin Sammy Clay to st wile making comic obliges. The book goes into great detail of the lives and adventures of the two boys from 1935 to 1954. One of many themes about this book is the idea of escape. Escaping from things is something that is seen very often finishedout the story. This theme is portrayed through the jewish symbol of the golem, the comic books that the boys write, and the actions that Joe achieves. A reoccurring symbol throughout the novel is the jewish golem. A golem is an artificial creature created by whoremaster to serve its creator. It is often made out of soil or remains and needs special words spoken to it to bring it t o life. The most historied stories of the golem are when the golem is created to protect jews from harm. The golem in Kavalier and Clay symbolizes the idea of escape and creation. In the novel, Josef Kavalier is having a hard time view to America because his visa papers are not being handled correctly. Joes semblance teacher, Bernard Kornblum, devises a plan to postulate Joe to America that includes the Golem. The two men get the coffin of the golem and ship it to Lithuania. Josef would be in the casket with only, an set down Mosel bottle, into which he was supposed to, at rare intervals. . . sparingly, relieve his bladder (Chabon 64). For 44 hours, Joe was secure into this coffin before he, staggered, dazed, blinking, limping, bent, asphyxiated, and smelling of stale urine,... ...en he clambered over the fend for of his seat to confront the men (Chabon 196). Although Joe often got beat up when he would break up these fights, it was just a way to let his feelings escape an d help him esteem he was really fighting the Nazis. Joe Kavalier was The Escapist.Escaping from things is all good or bad. It either means you were brave enough to try or to cowardly to stay. The art of escape is one of many themes in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. Using things such(prenominal) as the golem, comic books, and his character, Joe Kavalier, Micheal Chabon delivers this idea on a silver phonograph record for the reader. Everyone wants to try and get away from the world and have an escape to make things right. Whether it be writing, drawing, exercising, or whatever lets you clear your head. It is important to just get away sometimes and make reality disappear for a while.