City of God
Describe symbolism in City of God by E. L. Doctorow
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In Part V, Doctorow uses a scientific discussion about the bottom-feeding animals of the ocean, and their ability to survive in what would seem to be an unsustainable environment as a symbolic example of the Jew's survival during the persecutions of the Holocaust.
City of God