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How does Isaac Bashevis Singer use the dog, Bow Wow, to develop the characterization of Professor Shlemiel in "The Day I Got Lost"?

Because the dog refuses to leave Professor Shlemiel's side, the reader assumes that Shlemiel is a good person.

Shlemiel's treatment of the dog shows that Shlemiel is a kind, tender person.

The conversation between Professor Shlemiel and his wife shows that his wife's view of him is correct.

From the dog's point of view, the reader can sense that Shlemiel is a man who can be trusted.

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melypich52 melypich52 · Answer 1 · 2018-10-09T23:23:48+02:00

the answer is "Shlemiel's treatment of the dog shows that Shlemiel is a kind, tender person.'

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jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2021-10-05T06:26:22+02:00

Isaac Bashevis Singer uses the dog, Bow Wow, to develop the characterization of Professor Shlemiel in "The Day I Got Lost" by:

C. Shlemiel's treatment of the dog shows that Shlemiel is a kind, tender person.

According to the original story of The Day I Got Lost", an amiable but forgetful professor one day forgets his own home address, on his birthday.

His friends were all waiting at his home and he was lost in the streets, trying to find his way home.

During his aimless walk and uncertainty about how to get home, he meets a dog who is also stranded and cannot find his way home,

As a result of this, Isaac Bashevis Singer uses the dog, Bow Wow to show the character of the professor by proving the professor is a kind and tender person because of how he treated the dog.