Eva S. Lefkowitz

I first read Marjorie Morningstar as a teenager at my mother's suggestion. By the time I realized she had only seen the movie, I was hooked. At the time, I identified with Marjorie's struggles with family and culture, and wanted to be just like her (dating a famous writer included). I reread it in my 20's and at that time related to Marjorie's struggles with identity and career, and still, family. Now, although written in 1955, I see it as reflecting many of the issues for adolescents and young adults today: balancing culture and peers, family relationships, dating and sex, identity exploration, and career development.