Anita Diamant's novel The Red Tent is a Midrash focused on the biblical passage of Genesis 34: Dina and the Shechemites. In this story Anita Diamant gives voice to Simeon and Levi's sister, Dinah, known as the woman raped and then loved by Shechem. After Shechem's injustice to Dinah, Shechem and its city were massacred by Simeon and Levi. Both the Bible passages and the novel The Red Tent provide some similar and some different character traits for Simeon and Levi which in turn allow readers to learn more from the story of the Midrash. Readers can become further invested in the importance of Dinah's voice and story. Even though Simeon and Levi are separate individuals, for the purposes of this character analysis, I will treat the character aspects of Simeon and Levi as if they were one character. Because the characters of Simeon and Levi in ​​the Bible were described as cruel but yet just while in Anita Diamant's novel, The Red Tent, they are cruel, unjust and deceitful; their characters' differences and similarities are easily highlighted, which in turn allowed Anita Diamant to provide Dinah's story with greater relevance and implication. In the Testament of the Patriarchs, Simeon and Levi are characterized as strong and fearless with a zeal for cruelty, but at the same time they were considered righteous in their revenge on Shechem. Simeone and Levi have great ambitions and strive for perfection. “Moreover, I became extraordinarily strong; I have not shrunk from any undertaking, nor have I been afraid of anything” (Simeon 2:3). They were characterized as men with high status and leadership values ​​who often acted on their emotions rather than reasoning. The decisions made by Simeon and Levi in... middle of paper... were characterized as cruel, violent, reckless, and emotional but nevertheless righteous in their struggle against Shechem and his city. In the Red Tent, Simeon and Levi are again depicted as cruel, violent, and unreasonable, yet their actions against Shechem were not deemed righteous and thus the brothers were considered sinners. The characteristic traits of Simeon and Levi in ​​the biblical passages and in the novel The Red Tent have many similarities but also differences. By highlighting these differences in their characteristic aspects, readers are able to take greater advantage of the novel's purpose of giving Dinah a voice and a story. It would be interesting to see Anita Diamant write a Midrash relating to Joseph's slavery. I wonder how you would represent the characters of Simeon and Levi in ​​the interpretation of Joseph and whether or not they would have the right characteristics.