The Shawl by Cynthia Ozark, Annotated Bibliography Example

Bernardo, K. (2010) Cynthia Ozick’s The Shawl Commentary Retrieved November 14, 2010 from, http://storybites.com/ozickshawl2.htm

This commentary speaks of the symbolic features of the story such as the shawl and the fence.

Cynthia, O. (2010) The Shawl Study Guide Retrieved November 14, 2010 from, http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-shawl/

The study guide consists of 47 pages of summaries of the story. It details the author biography, the plot summary, the chapter summaries, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview and critical essays.

Ozack, C. (2010) The Shawl Retrieved November 14, 2010 from, http://www.scribd.com/doc/13179675/The-Shawl-Cynthia-Ozick

This reference gives a short summary of the book speaking about how Magda wound up with the shawl and how Magda wanted to be wrapped up in the shawl like she was an infant child. Her just older sister was a young teenager of fourteen years old.

The Shawl Summary and Study Guide Retrieved November 14, 2010 from, http://www.enotes.com/shawl

This reference summarizes how three girls are walking together and two have the Jewish star on their lapel. They are afraid of being put into concentration camps. They have to protect the infant child Magda.

Ozick, C. (1989) The Shawl Retrieved November 14, 2010 from, http://www.rtlibrary.org/the%20shawl.pdf

The reference gives a summary, a synopsis and reviews of the book. It creates a story of Rosa Lubin’s life.
The story tells of her fifteen month old daughter’ death in a concentration camp and the shawl that provided her with satisfaction.

Essay Frog Use of Symbolism in Cynthia Ozick’s The Shawl Retrieved November 14, 2010 from, http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=110524

The story tells of three main characters of Rosa and her two daughters who are in a concentration camp. The plot surrounds a magic shawl. The shawl is part of the complication and climax of the story. The plot of the shawl ends with a camp guard tossing the infant Magda into an electrified fence.

Ozick, C. (1989) The Shawl Retrieved November 14, 2010 from, http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/ozickc/shawl.htm

This reference contains the entire short story of about 70 pages. It has the versions in different languages to read straight from the internet.

Ozick, C. (1980) Short Story by Cynthia Ozick Retrieved November 14, 2010 from, http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/rghl_01/rghl_01_00481.html

Cynthia Ozick’s “The Shawl” (1980) is a tiny masterpiece of Holocaust literature. In seven pages Ozick evokes the horror and brutality of the Holocaust and relates a powerful narrative of death and survival.