Analysis Of The Chosen, By Chaim Potok
Guglielmo Marconi is to the telephone pole as the Wright Brothers are to the airplane. Both of the people noted were inventors of great items, though they hadn’t invented the ideas of their works. Off of the subject of inventions, this essay will discuss a strange subject. Are great men hard to understand? In the book “The Chosen “ by Chaim Potok, Mr. Malter makes the statement “Great men are difficult to understand” in regards to Reb Saunders. This statement could also be associated with the Wright Brothers, the creators of the first controllable airplane. Their motives for wanting to abandon their humble, and comfortable lives, to compete in a race to create the first airplane will never be completely explained. All great people, including the Wright Brothers, are hard to understand.
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The Wright Brothers were the inventors of the first controllable airplane.
Though they invented the airplane, many prototypes of the airplane already existed, but none of them were controllable. The Wright Brothers’ love for airplanes started when they were little. They had recieved a rubber band powered helicopter, which was of course, uncontrollable. From there, they didn’t do much more regarding airplanes until later. The first job that the Wright Brothers had had no correlation to making airplanes, as they both worked in a print shop. As a hobby they started to fix, and create bikes out of spare parts, this hobby eventually evolved into a job for the brothers. Their time in fixing bikes resparked their love for inventing, bringing airplanes back into the picture. Creating the bikes also gave the bros experience with creating transportation
machines. The Wright Brothers didn’t always have fascination for flight strangely enough. Most inventors had worked on, or with things invlolving their inventions, while the Wright Brothers once built a toy rubber band helicopter when they were little, and didn’t re-open their minds to aviation until later. Furthermore both brothers were already set with a solid job in printing, so why would they give up such a humble life to risk their funds, and lives trying to build the first ever controllable aircraft? Most not-so-great people would just assume carry on with their lives and make a humble wage, but for no apparent reason, the Wright Brothers felt that they were worth more than simple printers. The Wright Brothers never disclosed their motives for making the airplane, but one fictional man explained his motives for strange, and questionable actions. Reb Saunders is a great man, the Wright Brothers are great men, but there is more in common with these folks than meets the eye, one must dig deep to find these similarities, and even differences. The bros and Reb connect to each other quite a bit, one connection involves their motives for strange acts. The Wright Brothers created the first controllable airplane for no apparent reason, and Reb Saunders raised his son in silence for no reason, that is to begin with. Both men also lead very important lives, as Reb is the Rebbe of a Jewish community, and the Wright Brothers are the creators of modern aviation. Though the brothers and Reb have a good bit in common, they have one glaring difference. The Wright Brothers never explained why they wanted to create the first airplane. Maybe no one will ever figure out why they preformed their actions, but everybody who has read The Chosen would know why Reb Saunders raised his son in silence. At the end of the story, Reb Saunders explains that he raised his son in silence to teach him compassion. Reb was worried about his son not having enough compassion because of his own brother. Reb’s brother didn’t ever display compassion, to Reb, his brother always seemed miserable. Worse yet, Reb’s brother died, and Reb didn’t want his son to die as miserablely as his brother did. It’s no question that great men can be quite complex. Their motives are strange, and some would wonder why the great person would do what they do. The Wright Brothers perfectly embody the title “great people”. If you asked them why they abandoned the easy life for one of the riskiest tasks back in the day, they most likely couldn’t explain, as they might not even understand themselves.
The Wright Brothers were the inventors of the first controllable airplane.
Though they invented the airplane, many prototypes of the airplane already existed, but none of them were controllable. The Wright Brothers’ love for airplanes started when they were little. They had recieved a rubber band powered helicopter, which was of course, uncontrollable. From there, they didn’t do much more regarding airplanes until later. The first job that the Wright Brothers had had no correlation to making airplanes, as they both worked in a print shop. As a hobby they started to fix, and create bikes out of spare parts, this hobby eventually evolved into a job for the brothers. Their time in fixing bikes resparked their love for inventing, bringing airplanes back into the picture. Creating the bikes also gave the bros experience with creating transportation
machines. The Wright Brothers didn’t always have fascination for flight strangely enough. Most inventors had worked on, or with things invlolving their inventions, while the Wright Brothers once built a toy rubber band helicopter when they were little, and didn’t re-open their minds to aviation until later. Furthermore both brothers were already set with a solid job in printing, so why would they give up such a humble life to risk their funds, and lives trying to build the first ever controllable aircraft? Most not-so-great people would just assume carry on with their lives and make a humble wage, but for no apparent reason, the Wright Brothers felt that they were worth more than simple printers. The Wright Brothers never disclosed their motives for making the airplane, but one fictional man explained his motives for strange, and questionable actions. Reb Saunders is a great man, the Wright Brothers are great men, but there is more in common with these folks than meets the eye, one must dig deep to find these similarities, and even differences. The bros and Reb connect to each other quite a bit, one connection involves their motives for strange acts. The Wright Brothers created the first controllable airplane for no apparent reason, and Reb Saunders raised his son in silence for no reason, that is to begin with. Both men also lead very important lives, as Reb is the Rebbe of a Jewish community, and the Wright Brothers are the creators of modern aviation. Though the brothers and Reb have a good bit in common, they have one glaring difference. The Wright Brothers never explained why they wanted to create the first airplane. Maybe no one will ever figure out why they preformed their actions, but everybody who has read The Chosen would know why Reb Saunders raised his son in silence. At the end of the story, Reb Saunders explains that he raised his son in silence to teach him compassion. Reb was worried about his son not having enough compassion because of his own brother. Reb’s brother didn’t ever display compassion, to Reb, his brother always seemed miserable. Worse yet, Reb’s brother died, and Reb didn’t want his son to die as miserablely as his brother did. It’s no question that great men can be quite complex. Their motives are strange, and some would wonder why the great person would do what they do. The Wright Brothers perfectly embody the title “great people”. If you asked them why they abandoned the easy life for one of the riskiest tasks back in the day, they most likely couldn’t explain, as they might not even understand themselves.