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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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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The Chosen Wolf‚ Adonis‚ stood overlooking the city as the brisk wind struck him in the face. The snow was so freezing that it felt like there were needles puncturing him with every step. He could see his breath in the chilly air around him. This was very outlandish to him‚ as he had come from a different world. He was from the planet of Takondwa. On this planet‚ the sun’s rays felt like hot coals scorching his fur coat. As the wolf was thinking about this‚ he realized he was getting too caught up
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The Chosen is a phenomenal book so far. In this novel‚ I can really appreciate Chaim Potok’s creative mind. I find it so interesting how hate can turn to friendship. I also find it interesting that two Jews living in the same area can hate each other. How do two young men who come from similar backgrounds…hate each other? The author does a wonderful job of explaining how they do not believe in exactly the same things‚ but indeed are similar. Danny’s family is more “traditional” while Reuven’s family
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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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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. 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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The Chosen by Chaim Potok is an interesting story that covers multiple motifs. It was published in 1967 by Ballantine Books. The characters show these motifs by their actions and thoughts. One of the motifs that stands out throughout the whole book is the idea of choosing versus being chosen. In book one the motif shows up in the location of Danny and Reuven. The two start off with opposing views of each other. The question is whether they chose to have those views‚ or whether their views were chosen
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The film is about an American family who starts out by vacationing in Iran but ends up living there. The father is Iranian while both the mother and the child are American citizens. When they first landed on Iranian soil‚ they were greeted with a lot of new things things that were different from what they have been accustomed to back in America. First‚ there was a difference in the way they dress. In America‚ they were very radical they can wear whatever they want but in Iran‚ they have to wear
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of religion. After this interview‚ Rubenstein stated‚ “If I believed in God as the omnipotent author of the historical drama and Israel as His Chosen People‚ I had to accept Dean Gruber’s conclusion that it was God’s will that Hitler committed six million Jews to slaughter. I could not possibly believe in such a God nor could I believe in Israel as the chosen people of God after Israel.” Rubenstein believes that God would never commit such crime against the Jews and rejects the Judeo-Christian perspective
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Mr. Malter 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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