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How did Sendak's Jewish heritage influence his work?

  • It didn't influence his work

  • It heavily influenced his themes and characters

  • It influenced his writing style

  • None of these

Answer

Maurice Sendak's Jewish heritage heavily influenced his work. This is evident in his themes and characters, which often deal with Jewish identity and the Holocaust. For example, in Where the Wild Things Are, Max's journey to the Wild Things can be seen as a metaphor for the Jewish experience of exile and displacement.
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