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. Not only do the boys obey their fathers but they do it with respect and they also take care of their fathers throughout the book. Danny and Reuven demonstrate a reverence
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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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In the novel‚ The Chosen‚ written by Chaim Potok‚ the reader learns about some important events in Danny Saunders and Reuven Malter’s friendship. One of the most important situations is where Reuven gets hit in his eye with a baseball which Danny has thrown. Another important aspect of their friendship is where Reb Saunders accepts his son’s friendship with Reuven. Another significant event is Reb Saunders explaining why he raises Danny in silence. Finally‚ the last event is when the Saunder’s family
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kindness are the best ways to show others that we care. In doing something kind someone might recognize what has been done and could return the favor. In The Chosen by Chaim Potok one of the main characters David Malter explains to his son Reuven that “great men are always difficult to understand” in reference to Rabbi Reb Saunders because Reuven didn’t understand how Reb can be soft and gentle at one moment and angry the next. Princess Diana was not difficult to understand because she just wanted to
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The Chosen‚ by Chaim Potek‚ is a novel written about two Jewish boys growing up in Brookyln. Though they lived only five blocks from each other‚ Danny and Reuven lived very different lives‚ primarily because of the influence of their fathers. Reb Saunders and Mr. Malters approached raising a child‚ their Jewish faith‚ and the world in general from two very different perspectives. Despite the profound differences‚ both men tried very hard to do what was right for their sons. As fathers‚ Reb Saunders
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The Chosen by Chaim Potok inspired me to become a better person by demonstrating how religious barriers can be broken. In The Chosen Danny and Reuven are boys who grow up in the same neighborhood but do not talk and are not friends because they are from different Jewish Sects. After injuring Reuven in a baseball game‚ Danny bonds with him in the hospital and the two become friends. This is a shocker to a lot of the people in the Brooklyn community because Danny is a Hasidic Jew while Reuven is Orthodox
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“He was sitting up in the bed‚ playing a game of cards with himself and smiling broadly.” (39) Tony Savo sits there in his hospital bed for nearly the entirety of his appearance in The Chosen‚ by Chaim Potok. Reuven Malter‚ the main character‚ gets a bed right next to Tony’s and gets an in-depth look at Tony’s character. Tony Savo brings some much-needed comic relief to a situation and atmosphere of injury and suspense. This is accomplished through his carefree manner‚ and his slang vocabulary
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Danny Saunders is a the brilliant child of the rabbi‚ Reb Saunders and is the protagonist of the novel “The Chosen” by Chaim Patok‚ and continues finding himself confused about his faith and who he is. As Danny continues to grow and mature he begins to comprehend his fathers silence. He also learns to peer into his own soul and find answers of his own. At the end of the novel‚ his father finally speaks to him bad decides to bless his career choice. He now understands and respects his fathers
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In The Chosen by Chaim Potok‚ Daniel Saunders or Danny‚ a fifteen year old boy living in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ in the 1940s‚ has an inherited career path. In fact‚ he lives in a neighborhood “heavily populated by the followers of his father‚ Russian Hasidic Jews in somber garb …” (3). The only problem is‚ Danny doesn’t want to be a rabbi‚ and instead he wants to study psychology. Even though Reuven‚ Danny’s acquaintance at the time‚ thought‚ “Danny Saunders‚ in his Hasidic clothes‚ seemed to me to
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I have been asked to compose a response that explains how the minor characters from both stories‚ “The Scholarship Jacket” by Marta Salinas and “Zebra” by Chaim Potok are influential to the lives of the protagonists. First‚ I want to explain how the Grandfather of Marta’s in The Scholarship was so influential and helpful throughout the process of her getting the jacket. When Marta was younger her parents didn’t have enough money to raise 8 children so Marta was sent to live with her grandparents
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