The Slave

What impressed me most about The Slave when I read it was the fact the Jacob remains so loyal and so faithful, but also the fact that he is faithful to a religion and laws rather than the God that supposedly enforces them. Even while he is in bondage, Jacob preforms rituals and fights to remember the prayers he is supposed to say. He falls in love with a gentile but fears the consequences of acting on his desires both from God and the Jewish laws. When he has access to books however, he seeks to understand the laws he follows. His need for knowledge is both admirable and confusing. While in the beginning of the novel he follows Jewish law blindly but once he realizes he has been wronged he goes to the source and begins to question God.