“Defender of the Faith” In Philip Roth’s, “Defender of the Faith”, Sergeant Nathan Marx is the “Defender” of whom the title speaks. Reluctant at first, Marx defended his faith on two fronts, one across the sea in Europe and the second in the United States. The battle in the states was of a different type. Marx learned what it was like to defend his and the faith of his fellow Jews against prejudice and …showed first 75 words of 735 total…

…showed last 75 words of 735 total…end, Marx did not feel right about having to use tricks to defend what he at least still held sacred. Grossbart and Captain Barrett were both enemies to Marx’s faith. One was will to abuse the fact he was Jewish for special handling the other was just straight out against anyone who was not “proven” in battle. Marx was the defender of the faith to those who the acts of others would have lessened.