TheShawlisahauntingandpowerfulshortstorybyCynthiaOzick.ItfollowsthetragicfateofaJewishmother,Rosa,andherinfantdaughter,Magda,duringtheHolocaust.Theshawlitselfbecomesasymbolofcomfort,survival,andultimately,loss.Ozick'ssparseyetvividprosecapturesthebrutalityoftheconcentrationcampwhileexploringthemesofmaternallove,desperation,andthefragilityoflife.Thestory'semotionalimpactlingerslongafterreading,leavingreaderswithaprofoundsenseofthehorrorsenduredduringthisdarkperiodofhistory.
