My Name Is Asher Lev
Asher Lev from a very young age knew he had a gift for drawing. He would draw everything that filled his mind, and whatever he felt. It was a way for him to express his feelings and what he saw in the world around him. However he was raised in a Hasidic community by a very conservative Hasidic father who did not approve of his drawings. But for Asher art was his desire. Art was how he thought. So he would have to disregard his family and community's wishes to pursue his love and passion for art. In the novel My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok, Asher dreams of his disapproving mythic ancestor symbolize Asher's inner conflict between his Hasidic religion and his ability and passion for art. Asher’s mythic ancestor starts
