Silence in "The Chosen" In the book "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok‚ there are many situations where silence between characters is present. Some characters‚ such as Reuven and David Malter‚ believe that this deprivation is a cruel and inexplicable way of raising a child. On the other hand‚ Reb Saunders‚ a Jewish Hasidic leader‚ raises his oldest son in silence to prepare him for his future as a Rabbi. Silence is a driving force to understand and learn about other characters and the world around
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theme in Book One of the “The Chosen” is to at least listen to what people have to say‚ especially if that someone is trying to make amends. “’You did a foolish thing‚ Reuven. You remember what the Talmud says‚ if a person comes to apologies for having hurt you‚ you must listen and forgive him” (David Malter‚ Pg. 63). Many events have led up to Danny and Reuven meeting each other‚ all of them very important. After his father’s speech about listening‚ Reuven gives Danny a chance to speak. Listening
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Social effects on poverty[edit] Those with low income living in cities face a problem called “poverty transportation.” The problem arises because many of the entry level jobs which are sought out by those with little education are typically located in suburban areas. Those jobs are also not very accessible by public transportation because the transportation was often designed to move people around cities‚ which becomes a problem when the jobs are no longer located in the cities. Those who cannot
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The Chosen by Chaim Potok focuses on the journey of two Jewish boys from childhood to manhood. Its main character‚ Reuven Malter struggles to recover from a baseball hit to the eye and discovers the importance of friendship as well as experiencing firsthand the struggles of understanding others. The Chosen is one of the best books this year because it demonstrates the importance of friendship‚ religion‚ and loyalty. To begin‚ friendship makes The Chosen one of the best books this year. Friendships
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Chaim Potok uses historic events to help shape the plot of The Chosen and create conflicts and challenges for the characters to overcome. Specifically‚ the Holocaust and the Zionist movement create a feeling of aversion between the Malters and the Saunders by setting the Malters’ reform Jewish‚ Zionist beliefs against those of the Hasidic‚ anti-Zionist Saunders. In the end of The Chosen‚ after the strength of Reuven and Danny’s friendship has been thoroughly tested‚ their bond emerges just as healthy
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Chaim Potok’s book The Chosen takes place in the 1940s and is the story of two boys trying to become and stay friends even though they are from two different Jewish sects. It is not that To Kill a Mockingbird is an awful or terrible book. While reading To Kill a Mockingbird‚ readers will enjoy a well-written book‚ a winner of the Pulitzer Prize‚ and a classic. Yet‚ high school students will relate more to the two main characters of The Chosen as they are 15 and in high school at the beginning of
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“Danny Thomas” A man named Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz once said‚ “Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others.” And then he helped built a hospital‚ people know him as Danny Thomas. He wanted a hospital where kids could go to for free when they’re sick. Because of his strong promise to St. Jude Thaddeus‚ of hopeless causes he was able to build his dream: St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Since Danny Thomas has built this hospital
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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 notices their character. After Danny injures Reuven during the game‚ the
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In The Chosen‚ Potok describes the Jewish culture during the period of World War I. Beginning with the affluence of Polish Jews before the war‚ Potok established a circle of relationships. In the book‚ there are three main relationships. The first one is father-son‚ between Danny and his father‚ Reb Saunders and between Reuven and his father‚ David Malter. The relationship between Reuven and Danny is the second main relationship in The Chosen. The third main relationship is Hasidism verses Zionism
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1. On January 16‚ 1992‚ two agents from the United States Department of the Interior‚ Elliott and Dan Haas used a thermal imaging device to scan the home of Danny Lee Kyllo of Florence‚ OR. The device was known specifically as an Agema Thermovision 210 imager‚ which detected various levels of radiating heat. The two agents had suspected Kyllo of growing marijuana in his portion of the triplex he lived in due to information they had received from neighbors. At 3:20 am the men took several minutes
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