existed for many years. It keeps the readers engaged and heavily impacts the points the writer wanted to get across. In Chaim Potok’s book The Chosen‚ the author wrote about the faith of Reuven and Danny and the pressures they received from their communities and fathers. Reuven and Danny surprised their fathers and the reader with their ironic choices. The prominence of irony in Chaim Potok’s book The Chosen can be seen when Reuven planned to become a rabbi‚ Danny went to graduate school‚ and when these
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Chaim Potok’s The Chosen follows the story of two Jewish boys‚ Reuven Malter (the narrator) and Danny Saunders‚ in a neighborhood of Orthodox and Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg‚ Brooklyn‚ New York between 1944 and 1949. Reuven comes from a family of Orthodox Jews whose father‚ David Malter‚ is a yeshiva professor and humanitarian. Opposite of Reuven is Danny‚ who comes from a family of Hasidic Jews‚ who are more ultra-Orthodox in terms of religious observances‚ whose father‚ Reb Saunders‚ is the tzaddik
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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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at the mall. Buying a cup of coffee. These are acts of freedom. Every US citizen is granted freedom the day they are born. Freedom allows people to be themselves. What if these acts were taken away from US citizens? 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.
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running‚ wind rushing through your hair‚ dogs running with you until they get tired‚ the whole neighborhoods’ cheering you on‚ "Go‚ Zebra!" (Bloor‚ 49) In "Zebra"‚ by Chaim Polok‚ Adam makes a new friend revealing the main theme of friendship and is best shown in Adam meeting John‚ Adam joining the art class‚ and slowly revealing the true meaning in friendship. "Zebra" shows that struggles do not really make your life messed up‚ some become learning experiences‚ that cause good changes and life lessons
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Zebra Mussels in the Hudson River There is a large population of zebra mussels in the Hudson River. The zebra mussel migrated from Europe on the bottom of boats. This organism’s population has greatly increased in the last few years and is causing many problems for the environment. The zebra mussel has a very negative effect on the environment surrounding the Hudson River because they are depleting the food supply of the fish‚ causing changes in the water‚ and taking up a lot of room. The Zebra
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Reverence to Patriarchy “Honor your father and your mother‚ that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.” This famous verse comes 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
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I must say that I never really appreciated reading The Outsiders in high school as I did reading it again this time around. Ponyboy’s narrative is such and up and down read that its exactly as if i were speaking to my younger bother except for the gang fights and people dying. Ponyboy’s understanding of the way social groups function and the way each of the group members play such a huge role are way beyond that of a 14 year old. The distorting effects of hatred and rivalry make the reading less
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Zink: The Myth‚ The Legend‚ The Zebra is a confronting tale about the reality of childhood cancer. The audience goes through a rollercoaster of emotions as it follows the journey through the imagination of Becky Zaslow as she goes through leukaemia treatment. This uplifting story explores the meaning of true courage with the assistance from her unlikely bunch of guardian angels‚ The Zebras. To start the process of getting the production underway‚ the first element was choosing the right script
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he Plains Zebra or known more commonly as the Zebra is one the most known animals in the world. Their stripes make them known but most people don’t know why they have the stripes‚ the Zebra has the stripes so that when running in a herd the predators can’t tell where one stop and where the other one ends. Zebras live typically for 20-30 years and can weigh up to‚ a staggering‚ 770 pounds American Alligator - “The American Alligator is a very historic animal. Scientists say that the American Alligator
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