The Fixer

Malamud ' s The Fixer is a novel which was written in a time of extreme prejudice and inequality. Malamud fought this struggle in a very powerful way - through writing. Perhaps the strongest styles he used to fight against the Jewish oppression are irony, and the use of dreams and hallucinations. Irony is an overpowering force in Bernard Malamud's The Fixer. The sequence of events which Yakov Bok goes through makes the entire novel …

…the meaning of freedom and how one can achieve it under the direst of circumstances. Bok finds his freedom because of revelations which he has because of his dreams. In conclusion , Malamud rebels against "the bad guys" in two main ways: through the use of irony and the use of dreams and freedom. He is essentially fighting a war in this literary work. He achieves a strong victory , especially considering when this book was written.