![]() ![]() What do you think of this culture, in which the Feminine has not yet been totally divorced from the Divine? How does El, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, fit into this?ġ0. In the novel, Rebecca is presented as an Oracle. Discuss the importance of Inna, Tabea, Werenro, and Meryt.ĩ. Female relationships figure largely in The Red Tent. Discuss their relationships with each other, with Dinah, and with Jacob and his four wives. Does he treat Dinah differently from his sons? Does he feel differently about her? If so, how?ħ. How do the fertility childbearing and birthing practices differ from contemporary life? How are they similar? How do they compare with your own experiences as a mother or father?Ħ. ![]() Childbearing and childbirth are central to The Red Tent. Dinah is rich in "mothers." Discuss the differences or similarities in her relationship with each woman.ĥ. ![]() What do you make of the relationships among the four wives?Ĥ. He has four wives compare his relationship with each woman?ģ. ![]() Discuss the marital dynamics of Jacob's family. Does The Red Tent raise questions about other women in the Bible? Does it make you want to re-read the Bible and imagine other untold stories that lay hidden between the lines?Ģ. Read Genesis 34 and discuss how The Red Tent changes your perspective on Dinah's story and also on the story of Joseph that follows. ![]()
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