Book Analysis of "The Red Tent", by Anita Diamant.

After reading Genesis 34, it tells the story of Dinah, Jacob's only daughter, who is forcibly taken and raped by a powerful prince. Later she is saved by her brothers, after a highly detailed planned guerilla strike, without Jacob's knowing. In "The Red Tent", there are many important themes in it, such as the red tent in the story, the marital dynamics of Jacob and his wives, and the relationships between Dinah and her mothers. In …

…in Dinah's life. Meryt treats her as a highly regarded friend and also as a partner in midwifery. They become as close as sisters over time, though Meryt is a generation older than Dinah. When she dies, Dinah mourns her as she does the loss of Leah and the others. Over the course of her life, the values and gifts of Dinah's mothers continue to guide her, even though they are no longer with her.