super- natural means), who uses magic to transform New York City into what seems like a utopia. But this Paradise, like the original, is flawed: The golem's sexual awakening unleashes chaos on the city and Puttermesser finally must bury her creation in the earth. "Too much Paradise is greed," Puttermesser concludes.
Ozick "wants to have it both ways," Krupnick says. "She gives and then she takes away, imag- ining the story and then destroying it before our eyes. Before...