The History of Love
Why is Emanuel Chaim known as Bird in the novel, The History of Love?
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Emanuel Chaim refuses to answer to his name. Once he tries to fly and is thereafter known as Bird. Bird is obsessed with Judaism, wearing a kippah, writing the Hebrew letters of God's name everywhere, and following Mr. Goldstein, the janitor at Hebrew School.
The History of Love