WHAT IS THE THEMATIC FUNCTION OF THE WANDERING JEW IN MILLER'S A CANTICLE FOR LIEBOWITZ?

What is the thematic function of the wandering Jew in miller's the canticle for liebowitz?

What is the thematic function of the wandering Jew in miller's the canticle for liebowitz?

Walter Miller, in novel A Canticle for Leibowitz, mocks way we are as humans, particularly in those ways that lead to regressive thinking. The novel pokes fun at attention to impractical details, such as to spend copying Leibowitz blueprints. Miller also mocks humans by describing inordinate amount of attention and energy given to the spiritual being such as Leibowitz, as today's society worships God. Finally, most absurd way Miller mocks today's society occurs when he describes how they do not give something very important considered attention that it deserves. These are three examples how Walter Miller mocks and shows today's humanity their faults. (Samuelson 1976)

Miller mocks way we are as humans when Francis gives too much attention to impractical details to Leibowitz blueprints. Brother Francis spends many years copying blueprints of circuit design. Francis copies design so carefully he mistakenly believes color of paper is important to design of circuit. Francis is set on mindlessly copying blueprint he does not realize what circuit design is for, and what is does. Brother Francis thinks regressively. The monks copy out blueprints, and then do nothing with them. As the society we do same thing today. In school students copy notes off blackboard blindly, they do not know what they are copying. Therefore, they do not understand content. (Seed 1996)

Today's society is mocked due to importance of the spiritual being, like Leibowitz. The monks do not really know who Leibowitz is. All of information about Leibowitz are only rumors. No solid evidence appeared to prove that Leibowitz exists. The Monks concentrate ...