Chaim Potok

(Merriam Webster Dictionary). Though a common enough theme, it is not often that a novel involves both a maturation in the physical/mental sense, as well as in the spiritual sense. A novel that beautifully blends the two would be The Chosen by Chaim Potok. Potok shows his readers Orthodox and Hasidic Judaism through use of two young boys, Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders; throughout the novel, he illustrates how religion both shapes personal identity, as well as forms an obstacle to finding one’s individuality

Ordinary Grace, by William Kent Krueger, The Chosen, by Chaim Potok, and Destiny of The Republic, by Candice Millard, I saw a few prominent themes of how one should live. In these three books I learned about the author 's voice through their writings. I saw how one should live their life. In these books the authors shared common themes through their writings. The authors showed how to live life with forgiveness and live life with faith. Krueger and Potok both showed me through their novels how to forgive

The texts Antigone, by Sophocles and The Chosen by Chaim Potok, have similar themes. Antigone, is about a king named Creon who bans his nephew from being buried, but his sister, Antigone, buries him anyways. The Chosen, is about two boys named Danny and Reuven who become best friends despite their cultural differences. A similar theme in both of these texts is that too much pride can result in losing everything people love. The theme of the play Antigone, by Sophocles, is that too much pride and

Chaim Potok's The Chosen In the book The Chosen, by Chaim Potok, Reuven Malter is shaped by everyone around him. During this interaction his character becomes more developed and engaging. Through the interactions, it becomes apparent that Reuven’s father is always teaching his child how to improve himself. The conversations between Reuven and his father help prepare Reuven develop the mentality and the personal qualities, such as wisdom, compassion, and tolerance, necessary to become a rabbi

Chaim Potok’s The Chosen set in Brooklyn, New York, tells the story of two Jewish teenagers, Danny Saunders and Reuven Malter, as they experience the effects the Second World War has on their religious traditions. Their friendship faces trials but is eventually re-strengthened. The boys’ relationship fluctuates as it moves from trust to compassion and then to restoration. Danny and Reuven’s relationship progresses from tension in the beginning to an intimate friendship because of a mutual trust

Hidden in Plain Sight American singer and actress Ethel Waters once said, “We are all gifted. That is our inheritance.” Whenever people think of someone as gifted they tend to think of superpower type qualities. The Chosen, a book written by Chaim Potok, depicts several different characters pertaining different talents. Characters such as Reuven, Danny, or even Mr. Malter all possess abilities that help them in life. The types of gifts displayed in the book are not what people usually think of

The popular author Chaim Potok struggled throughout his life with the sacred (Jewish religion and tradition) and the secular world. Potok suggested four possible responses for a person who faces confrontation with the sacred thought system and the secular thought system. First, the lockout response: a person escapes the conflict by erecting impenetrable barriers between the sacred and the secular and then remains in just one system. Second, compartmentalization: a person creates separate categories

In the book, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Ponyboy forms his identity over the course of the novel. At the beginning of the novel Ponyboy felt like an outsider in his own group, he felt like he was the only one that liked what he did. He didn’t feel like he belonged in the group because he didn’t connect with them all in the same way, they connected with everyone else. He had his life all set out. He was going to be just like his brother’s, working and not going to college. But Ponyboy wasn’t like

our lives. The dictionary defines suffering as “The state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.” This essay will examine suffering and how it shows up in different printed sources, as well as in my personal life. In the book, The Chosen, by Chaim Potok, suffering is seen from the beginning of the book and it continues to show up throughout the entire book. In the beginning, the theme of suffering shows up when Reuven’s eye gets injured while playing football. The injured was caused by one of the

Friends are beloved characters in peoples’ lives. Filling spare time, friends are people to talk to during both pleasant and trying circumstances. In Chaim Potok’s renowned novel The Chosen, Danny and Reuven share such a friendship. Both boys strive to assist and comfort each other even in problematic, slightly tense situations. Exhibiting his care for Danny, Reuven relates to him what he must hear, rather than what he wishes to hear, and Danny mentions first the friendship emerging between them