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Not fridge. It doesn't take much thought to realize Hodel would face danger going to Siberia alone.


* Hodel travels to Siberia on the train alone. Given what the Gentiles would have done to Chava if Fyedka hadn't stopped them, what she might have gone through on her journey to get to Perchek.
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*** In the earlier stories, there was also ''the sixth'' daughter... but then Sholem Aleichem seemed to decide to {{Retcon}} it and settled for five.

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*** In the earlier stories, there was also ''the sixth'' daughter...Tevye and Golde actually had ''seven'' children... but then Sholem Aleichem seemed to decide to {{Retcon}} it and settled for five.
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*** In the earlier stories, there was also ''the sixth'' daughter... but then Sholem Aleichem seemed to decide to {{Retcon}} it and settled for five.
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*** Few Jews moved to the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. However, Perchik's revolutionary background makes it plausible that he sides with the Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution, leading to a rather comfortable position under Soviet rule. This still has a lot of perils - he could die in the Russian Revolution, he could be purged by Stalin, or he could die in World War II. But even if he survives, there's a possible darker path for Perchik in particular. Given his ideological fervor, he could also end up in the NKVD. ''Fiddler'' might ultimately be Perchik's StartOfDarkness.
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* Motel's sewing machine can be seen as a symbol of change and its inevitability: Tevye and most of the men in his village are wary of change, whether it's political ideologies, marrying outside of the faith, and the encroaching power of the state. But Motel is somewhat more forward-looking and decides to invest in a sewing machine. Not only does this make his job easier but the presence of his machine makes him the talk of the town. While Tevye stumbles because of his resistance to change, Motel prospers because he recognizes to need to move with change.
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* Hodel travels to Siberia on the train alone. Given what the Gentiles would have done to Chava if Fyedka hadn't stopped them, what she might have gone through on her journey to get to Perchek.
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** And in the worst case outcome, Motel and Tzeitel got comfortable in Warsaw and never ended up migrating, Fyedka and Chava stayed in Krakow or western Russia, and Perchik and Hodel returned to Kiev once the Svoiets lifted Perchik's ban...making all of them and their children/grandchildren victims of the Nazis...

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** And in the worst case outcome, Motel and Tzeitel got comfortable in Warsaw and never ended up migrating, Fyedka and Chava stayed in Krakow or western Russia, and Perchik and Hodel returned to Kiev once the Svoiets Soviets lifted Perchik's ban...making all of them and their children/grandchildren victims of the Nazis...
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** And in a less ideal outcome, Motel and Tzeitel got comfortable in Warsaw and never ended up migrating, Fyedka and Chava stayed in Krakow or western Russia, and Perchik and Hodel returned to Kiev once the Svoiets lifted Perchik's ban...making all of them and their children/grandchildren victims of the Nazis...

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** And in a less ideal the worst case outcome, Motel and Tzeitel got comfortable in Warsaw and never ended up migrating, Fyedka and Chava stayed in Krakow or western Russia, and Perchik and Hodel returned to Kiev once the Svoiets lifted Perchik's ban...making all of them and their children/grandchildren victims of the Nazis...
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**And in a less ideal outcome, Motel and Tzeitel got comfortable in Warsaw and never ended up migrating, Fyedka and Chava stayed in Krakow or western Russia, and Perchik and Hodel returned to Kiev once the Svoiets lifted Perchik's ban...making all of them and their children/grandchildren victims of the Nazis...
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** In, at least, the movie version Motel actually talks about saving up so that Tzeitel and him can join Tevye and his family in America. In an ideal situation ("ideal" as in helping them all survive the Holocaust) Motel and Tzeitel went to America, Fyedka and Chava returned to Russia once it became the Soviet Union, and preferably settled east of Moscow, and Perchik and Hodel moved to the Autonomous Jewish Oblast in the far east of Siberia. Still not ideal situations for the two younger daughters and their families, but definitely preferable to sticking around Central Europe during that time period)

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** In, at least, the movie version Motel actually talks about saving up so that Tzeitel and him can join Tevye and his family in America. In an ideal situation ("ideal" as in helping them all survive the Holocaust) Motel and Tzeitel went to America, Fyedka and Chava returned to Russia once it became the Soviet Union, and Union (and preferably settled east of Moscow, Moscow) and Perchik and Hodel moved to the Autonomous Jewish Oblast in the far east of Siberia. Still not ideal situations for the two younger daughters and their families, but definitely preferable to sticking around Central Europe during that time period) period.
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** In, at least, the movie version Motel actually talks about saving up so that Tzeitel and him can join Tevye and his family in America. In an ideal situation ("ideal" as in helping them all survive the Holocaust) Motel and Tzeitel went to America, Fyedka and Chava returned to Russia once it became the Soviet Union, and preferably settled east of Moscow, and Perchik and Hodel moved to the Autonomous Jewish Oblast in the far east of Siberia. Still not ideal situations for the two younger daughters and their families, but definitely preferable to sticking around Central Europe during that time period)
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* In ''Theatre/{{Fiddler On The Roof}}'', during the DisneyAcidSequence of The Dream, when the chorus pass one to another about the arrival of Lazar Wolf's late wife]] one of them says "Why not?" I always thought it was just meant to be a funny line... until I heard it again and thought about it... and remembered this whole sequence is meant to be Tevye inventing a dream to his wife, so this is actually him saying ThrowItIn.

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* In ''Theatre/{{Fiddler On The Roof}}'', during the DisneyAcidSequence of The Dream, when the chorus pass one to another about the arrival of Lazar Wolf's late wife]] wife one of them says "Why not?" I always thought it was just meant to be a funny line... until I heard it again and thought about it... and remembered this whole sequence is meant to be Tevye inventing a dream to his wife, so this is actually him saying ThrowItIn.

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