Character Relationships In The Chosen By Chaim Potok

According to Bradford Wilcox, an active father makes a child 98% more likely to graduate from college. In The Chosen by Chaim Potok, there are two main characters who form a friendship. One of the characters has a strong relationship with his father; however, the other character does not. Also, the character with the strong relationship has the option to become whatever he wants to be when he is an adult while the other character has pressure on himself to become a rabbi. Based on these circumstances, I relate more to the character with the strong relationship, Reuven Malter.
The first time a relation could be made between Reuven and me was in the introduction when Reuven described his life. He attended a religious school, like me, and played