Research Update

I found a secondary source that described Israeli's as "over-memorializing" the Holocaust. I had never thought of this aspect of my research before, but upon re-reading my primary text, I realized that the boy's concern for his shoes could simply be unnecessary, Israeli neurosis. Perhaps the Holocaust's impact on Israel is eternal, and Israeli's efforts to constantly memorialize it actually inhibit social progress. Maybe some subcultures "over-memorialize" and some "under-memorialize." Though I may not incorporate this at all, I feel more comfortable having a wide scope of research and then narrowing it, as opposed to beginning with a narrow scope. The latter is a myopic approach that does not yield itself to thorough, latitudinal research.