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In the novel, The Chosen, by Chaim Potok, the main characters, Reuven Malther and Danny Saunders, both have epiphanies that drive the plot of the novel. Reuven Malther has an epiphany and realizes that Danny Saunders is not defined by his religion and is a potential friend. Danny Saunders also has an epiphany and is able to understand why his father, Reb Saunders, raised him in silence. The two epiphanies drive the plot of the novel and provide closure at the end of the novel. Reuven Malther

Alyssa Idahosa American Literature – Topic 1 17 July 2014 The Chosen Summer Reading Assignment – Topic 1 In the novel, the Chosen, the two main characters have very different relationships with their fathers. The main character, Reuven Malter, has a relationship with his father where they have an open communication and exchange their ideas, whereas Danny Saunders is incapable of talking to his father unless they are discussing Talmud. Consistently, Reuven and his father are exchanging ideas. Reuven

The Chosen by Chaim Potok The novel, The Chosen, written by Chaim Potok, is a very interesting novel that opens a reader's mind to the religion of Judaism and the different trials Jews had to go through. Throughout this book, many thoughts and ideas can get the readers attention, but the most appealing idea is the decisions that Danny Sanders had to make. Danny struggles with culture expectations concerning his dress, the decision to follow the Hasidic family tradition, and keeping his Jewish

For whom? In The Chosen by Chaim Potok, different religious traditions provide Danny Saunders and Reuven Malter with confusion, unease, and stability. Danny and Reuven live in completely different cultures even though they both live in Jewish families. Danny’s father leads the local Hasidic sect of Jews, while Reuven and his father attend a liberal Jewish synagogue. Though both families consider themselves conscientious Jews, they live out their faith very differently. One religious custom

Is silence really an important factor in ife? Silence is described as complete absence of sound, however is there more to it? In The Chosen the theme is taken on with great significance. In the book “The Chosen” by Chaim Potok, silence isn’t ordinary, for it can teach various lessons, and can be looked at in a good way. Even Though silence is portrayed with no words, it helps people find their inner strength, and uses their heart to speak instead of words. Words can explain multiple different words

The Chosen written by Chaim Potok uses blindness as a motif to facilitate the development of more informative identities of both Reuven and Danny from their individual cultural expectations. Danny in this book is blinded to the reason as to why he hates Reuven, Reuven on the other hand is blind to the conflict as a whole. Each character’s identities are based off of their experiences within their family. They are both sheltered from the “outside world” and have only made opinions and biases based

that impulse is our choice. But the fact remains that within all of us there is a hidden thirst for accomplishment. It is on the search for this sense of accomplishment that human beings learn to grow in themselves and with others. In The Chosen by Chaim Potok, Potok shows the significance of quenching the thirst for purpose through Danny’s struggle to find meaning. He demonstrates that in Danny’s struggle to find meaning it is the path and not the destination that

The Chosen I believe that by saying “the world needs a Tzaddik”, Danny’s father is attempting to say that the world needs to know more about who a tzaddik is and what they can do. The world needs to know what a tzaddik is capable of accomplishing. Although Reb Saunders is against the idea at first, I feel that he has come to realize that the world needs to know that tzaddik can be educated and beneficial to society while still being “traditional”. Perhaps the world is in need of a tzaddik in order

The main characters, Reuven Malther and Danny Saunders, in the novel The Chosen by Chaim Potok have many epiphanies. Reuven had an epiphany and realized that Danny did not hate him and was a normal person, despite his religion. Danny also has an epiphany and understands why his father raised him in silence. These two epiphanies drive the novel by both starting Danny and Reuven’s friendship and giving Danny closure. Reuven Malther has an epiphany and realizes that Danny Saunders does not hate

The Chosen by Chaim Potok focuses on two boys and how they have contrasting religious beliefs and how they were raised very differently though they lived only a few blocks from each other. Throughout the novel, Danny and Reuven show how important it is to have friends. Additionally, it is very apparent that Reuven and Mr. Malter influenced Danny’s ability to learn and read about things his father did not approve of. As a result, Danny and Reuven show us how crucial it is to have a good relationship