Welcome, @ObscurityofDCClub and other members of the DC Community! Welcome to Obscurity of DC’s twenty-sixth Ultr-Obscure Book Club! This week, we’ll be focusing on…
JEW GANGSTER!!!
AGE SUGGESTION: 17+
Number of Books: 1
Description from dcuniverseinfinite.com: Ruby is a handsome young man growing up in a poor Brooklyn Jewish family. When Ruby falls in with a local mobster called Monk, his initial eagerness to make a few dollars to support his saintly, hardworking parents ends up getting him in way over his head in the organized crime world. Now he’s caught up in both a war between the Jewish and Italian mobs over unionizing factories and an affair with his dangerous mentor’s gorgeous moll.
Now that that’s over with, here are some discussion questions:
- Do you think Ruby’s actions are justified, or do you think they’re unjustifiable? Explain.
- Why do you think Joe Kubert decided to make this story take place during the Great Depression? Do you think the time affects the story? Explain.
- Do you think becoming a gangster was Ruby’s only option? Why or why not?
- Why do you think the book focuses so heavily on Ruby’s religion? In the context of the story, what significance does Judaism have in Ruby’s life?
- Despite being made fairly recently (2011), Jew Gangster is still solely using black-and-white styles. Why do you think Joe Kubert made this decision? Do you like this style? Explain.
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