throughout. These traits follow the template of empathy‚ passion and a strong sense intuition; Chaim Potok illustrates a character that embodies this to a tee. In his acclaimed work The Chosen‚ themes such as family and religion are explored; David Malter‚ the protagonist’s father‚ plays an integral role in helping Reuven navigate the world. David also guides Danny Saunders‚ a boy roughly the same age as Reuven‚ however their struggles are vastly different. He helps Danny by showing him the joys of learning
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“The way of the fool seems right to him‚ but a wise man listens to advice.” In his novella‚ The Chosen‚ Chaim Potok describes two contrasting Jewish families in the 1930’s and 40’s. As members of a moderate Jewish sect‚ the Malters practice their religion with reverence‚ but also avail themselves of modern entertainment forbidden by strict Jews‚ such as watching a film at the theater. Contrastingly‚ the Saunders lead the Hasid sect in the area‚ one of the most conservative and strict orders. Quiet
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Choices are like flowers. There are so many‚ but only a few are good enough to be picked. In the Chosen Danny and Reuven experience this within their friendship. They make the hard choice not to talk to each other for fear of consequences. They would have chosen the other ‘flower‚’ which would have been to ignore Reb Saunders’s wishes. Free choice allows children to fully experience life. The ability to make choices grants freedom‚ allows one to learn from mistakes and leads to happiness. The
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Hardships sorrowfully fall on every one‚ whether it be your age or size. Handling these hardships takes respect‚ kindness‚ and perseverance to both who withstand and overcome these difficult obstacles. In Chaim Potok`s The Chosen‚ a young man Revun Malter represents a character of a true role model. He intelligibly shows strong signs of honor‚ sympathy‚ and courage when dealing with these such problems‚ and uses his finest ability to correct learn from his mistakes. Therefore‚ each and every day
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from Exodus 20:12 and Chaim Potok really emphasized respecting and reverence to patriarchy in his book The Chosen. In this book‚ the main characters‚ Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders‚ both have an amazing admiration for the fathers. Both their fathers have very distinct beliefs and Danny and Reuven show reverence to them in many ways. Not only do the boys obey their fathers but they do it with respect and they also take care of their fathers throughout the book. Danny and Reuven demonstrate a reverence
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In the story The Chosen by Chaim Potok‚ Reuven and Danny are both Jewish boys growing up with different lives‚ Reuven’s more free and Danny’s more strict‚ Danny dreams of one day becoming a psychologist but is restricted due to him inheriting his father’s position of being the Reb. Nevertheless‚ this shows that the most prevalent theme in “The Chosen” is that one must follow their dream despite society‚ tradition‚ and relationships. In The Chosen‚ both Danny and Reuven are
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In the novel‚ The Chosen‚ written by Chaim Potok‚ the reader learns about some important events in Danny Saunders and Reuven Malter’s friendship. One of the most important situations is where Reuven gets hit in his eye with a baseball which Danny has thrown. Another important aspect of their friendship is where Reb Saunders accepts his son’s friendship with Reuven. Another significant event is Reb Saunders explaining why he raises Danny in silence. Finally‚ the last event is when the Saunder’s family
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kindness are the best ways to show others that we care. In doing something kind someone might recognize what has been done and could return the favor. In The Chosen by Chaim Potok one of the main characters David Malter explains to his son Reuven that “great men are always difficult to understand” in reference to Rabbi Reb Saunders because Reuven didn’t understand how Reb can be soft and gentle at one moment and angry the next. Princess Diana was not difficult to understand because she just wanted to
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The Chosen‚ by Chaim Potek‚ is a novel written about two Jewish boys growing up in Brookyln. Though they lived only five blocks from each other‚ Danny and Reuven lived very different lives‚ primarily because of the influence of their fathers. Reb Saunders and Mr. Malters approached raising a child‚ their Jewish faith‚ and the world in general from two very different perspectives. Despite the profound differences‚ both men tried very hard to do what was right for their sons. As fathers‚ Reb Saunders
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The Chosen by Chaim Potok inspired me to become a better person by demonstrating how religious barriers can be broken. In The Chosen Danny and Reuven are boys who grow up in the same neighborhood but do not talk and are not friends because they are from different Jewish Sects. After injuring Reuven in a baseball game‚ Danny bonds with him in the hospital and the two become friends. This is a shocker to a lot of the people in the Brooklyn community because Danny is a Hasidic Jew while Reuven is Orthodox
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