Read this excerpt from The Golem. RABBI LOW

The emperor will need more convincing than I can provide. But there must be another way to save our people. That's what I'm looking for in these books.

PEARL

In your books!?!

RABBI LOW

These books contain holy truth. The secrets of the true world, not this world of illusion. There are prophecies, prayers, charms. One of them will reveal a way to protect our people. I know it.

PEARL

How do you know it?

Rabbi Low buries his head in his hands.

He lifts his head and looks at Pearl.

RABBI LOW

Because it must.

What do Rabbi Low’s lines and actions best show about him?

He is unsure about how to save his people.
He believes deeply in the wisdom of his books.
He is deeply frustrated with the emperor.
He is deeply troubled by his wife Pearl.