Religon, social norms, desires, obligations, and the essence if ones hobby and desire.
In my opinion the theme that represents the book is the effect and inevitability of social norms. Without paying much heed at all. How might this happen? Why is it inevitable? These questions are the building blocks of this Story.
The story begins with Asher of present time introducing himself. After stating his gift, Asher goes on telling about his lineage on hasidic Jews. His commnity is filled with hasidic jews. And his parents are involved in this community. For example his father works for the Rebbe. Now why is this significant?
From the earilist of his childhood he became acustom to using words such as gentiles. He also new which prayer melodies to sing. He also became acustom to the men with sideburns and the women with wigs. Because this was pretty much all what Asher saw. This is his community his life and all he has ever known. The reason he has become accustom to these things because it was inevitable. It was his parents way of life assended upon him. Is to inherit this.
Growing up in this story Asher tends to break these norms. Since the norms of the Hasidic society is build on religious customs. Asher's gift goes against these customs. It is of common knowledge to them that drawing is outlawed in Hasidic Judiasms. His father who is of these norms tried to sway Asher From this. But Asher who at an early age found fault in society do to world wide events such as stalin or a local one his mothers illness due to her brother's death. With these events playing on him drawing became his salvation and scape goat from society. Losing it ince Asher. Intend to never lose it again.
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