The main character from this literary work by Philip Roth addresses the following words to his domineering and meticulous Jewish mother: ‘Because to be bad, Mother, that is the real struggle: to be bad and to enjoy it. That is what makes men of us boys.’
- Portnoys Complaint
- My Life As a Man
- The Sun Also Rises
- The Catcher in the Rye
Answer
The correct answer is A) Portnoys Complaint.
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