Caitlin Park English 10H Summer Reading The Chosen Symbol: Silence Silence serves as a symbol‚ signifying many things in The Chosen‚ by Chaim Potok. Throughout the book‚ Reb Saunders rarely converses with his Danny unless it is about Talmud or their religion. In chapter 18‚ he says that he did this to teach his son to understand and feel pain and suffering. In addition‚ he does this because this was the way he was raised by his own father. Reb Saunders wanted his son to grow up with the
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The Chosen The Chosen‚ by Chaim Potok‚ is a story about two Jewish boys who lived only five blocks from each other‚ but they never knew about one another until a certain baseball game. It was that baseball game that brought two different personalities together to form a lasting friendship‚ and that friendship would experience both ups and downs. Although both Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders were of the Jewish religion‚ both were raised very differently because of the influence of their fathers
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with this statement. Many people tend to stop forming their own ideas and opinions when there are things that influence them. Two works of literature that relate to this quote are To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the environment of racial discrimination makes a difference in a courtroom‚ where the suspect is an African American and the accuser is a white man. Also‚ In My Name is Asher Lev‚ symbolism takes a major role in following
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My Name Is Asher Lev written by Chaim Potok is a historical fiction book that opens with a Jewish man named Asher Lev‚ talking about his reputation as a famous artist. He is hated because of a painting that some might say was very blasphemous. The story is set in a Hasidic neighborhood in postwar Brooklyn in New York. The story is about the childhood of Asher Lev‚ the artist who is misunderstood in the story for being Jewish and painting crucifixion of his parents. As a little boy‚ Asher could draw
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Protagonists of a story quickly become favorite characters of countless readers. In The Chosen by Chaim Potok‚ one of the protagonists is Reuven Malter‚ the son of David Malter. Along with his father‚ Reuven Malter is an orthodox Jew. In addition‚ Reuven has a great friend named Danny Saunders. Danny and Reuven meet at a baseball game between the Orthodox Jews and the Hasidic Jews. Even though other team mates think of Danny and his team as “Murderers‚” Reuven decides to not judge them before he
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A friend can be defined as someone who has feelings of affection for another. In The Chosen‚ by Chaim Potok‚ various friendships impact several people. Danny and Reuven’s friendship influenced both young men in different ways. Their friendships sculpted the rest of their life in many different aspects. If Danny had not befriended Reuven‚ he most likely would never have experienced a life outside of Hasidism. If Reuven did not befriend Danny‚ he may have always hated Hasid‚ and never really understood
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Asher Lev Essay In My name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok‚ the main character‚ Asher lives in a Jewish society almost as an outcast due to his artistic ability and the lack of interest in learning the Torah. Asher had been drawing since he was a little boy but has been criticize by his dad multiple of times by calling it foolish in the beginning of the book. Throughout the book Asher’s artistic talent changes through events or inspiration that happens around him. Asher Lev loved drawing when he
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personalities based on where each other stand‚ David Malter would stand on one side‚ and miles away‚ possibly not even on the spectrum would be Isaac Saunders. The fathers of Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders create the central conflict of The Chosen by Chaim Potok. Historical circumstances‚ religious realities‚ and child rearing practices equip each of the fathers with opinions that are based on their perception of God. This perception of God drives each and every word written into the novel and influences
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Asher Lev Essay: Minor characters are central to our understanding of any text. Analyse their significance in My Name Is Asher Lev. Central to our understanding of "My name is Asher Lev" by Chaim Potok‚ is the dynamics of Asher’s relationship with different minor characters involved. Each minor character such as Yudel Krinsky‚ Uncle Yitzchok‚ the Rebbe‚ and Jacob Kahn each help Asher in a different way allowing the reader to interpret the text more thoroughly. Their guidance to the antagonist
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exhibits a quality of insightful and scholarly understanding which makes him looked up to especially by his son. Possessing remarkable intellect‚ Reb Saunders‚ his son Danny‚ and Mr. Malter display their various kinds of knowledge in The Chosen by Chaim Potok. (respected‚ admirable‚ appreciated‚ honored‚ valued) By family inheritance‚ Reb Saunders acquires the position of tzaddik in his community‚ a righteous one‚ and obtains
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