Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Flensburg (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Introduction to American Literature, language: English, abstract: In this short analysis of the book "Portnoy's Complaint" by Philip Roth the following topics are included:



1. Summary of the book

2. Short characterizations of the main characters (Alexander Protnoy, Sophie Protnoy, Jack Portnoy)

3. The Function of the beginning of Portnoy's Complaint

4. Portnoy's Complaint - A Jewish-American Novel.