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The Chosen Friends Chaim Potok created a story about two boys with a unique friendship. It started off when Danny almost permanently blinded Reuven in one eye, which is not the best way for making friends. When Reuven’s father heard about it, he encouraged them in this friendship, knowing this will be more beneficial than any other friendship they had. Then after years of struggling with Danny’s father allowing them to keep their friendship, they finally talked with him and could move on. In The

The many forms of intelligence While many people in Chaim Potok’s the chosen demonstrate a great intellect, Reuven, Danny, and Mr. Malter are the most noteworthy people with regard to this trait. Several times throughout the book readers are continually shocked by their intellect. Reuven uses his intellect to solve mathematical problems. Danny’s photographic memory helps him memorize pages of the Talmud every day. Mr. Malter relies on his intellect to advise people, whether by

made a pact to not oppress one another based on religious practices. During the forming of the United States, the government declared freedom of religion throughout the US. This meant that no one could force another to follow a specific religion. Chaim Potok’s weaves the theme of religious tolerance in his novel, The Chosen. Tony Savo, Reb Saunders, and Reuven all reveal the theme of religious endurence within the book. First off, Tony Savo demonstrates tolerance with Reuven’s staunch Judaism

aboard the plane found satisfaction in their lives. Did they reach their goals, or did their unexpected deaths catch them by surprise? Were they able to find genuine meaning and satisfaction in their life? Chaim Potok plays on the meaning of life in his novel The Chosen. In The Chosen by Chaim Potok, the three characters Danny Saunders, David Malter, and Reb Saunders each display wisdom about what life contains, or ought to contain. One of the characters in The Chosen who ponders upon the meaning

Piglet, to Scout Finch and Boo Radley, to Lucy Pevensie and Mr. Tumnus. What makes all of these friendships work is the mutual respect and help that one person has for the other. Danny Saunders and Reuven Malter fit into this category of true friends. Chaim Potok demonstrates extremely well in The Chosen that Danny and Reuven encourage each other to push to the other side of emotional barriers, listen with an open heart, and comfort the other in times of distress. Throughout the story, they listen to

The Chosen The Chosen is a novel by Chaim Potok that explores the friendship of two Jewish boys, one Orthodox, one Hasidic, who must overcome their different beliefs and make the journey from adolescence to adulthood. There are many interesting qualities to the novel that keep wondering what the final outcome will be for the two boys. One interesting topic is how relatable many of the characters are to my own life especially Reuven in relation to myself. Another topic worth discussing is the

In my book cover for The Chosen by Chaim Potok, I use conflicts, themes, and cultural viewpoints to develop my book cover. The first technique that I used is juxtaposition. Two hands are extended across, on the left hand there are religious symbols such as the Talmud, The Star of David, and the earlocks. On the other hand there are symbols that represent freedom to Danny, things such as educational books and Freud psychology books. Choice is being juxtaposed –Danny can either choose religion or a

In Chaim Potok’s “The Chosen”, Reb Saunders knowingly raises his son through emotional detachment in the form of his own silence towards Danny. Reb Saunders methods, although rather neglectful and harsh, serve Danny successful in the grand scheme of his own intellectual success and his tzaddik soul. Reb Saunders reflects on his own childhood and states “My father himself never talked to me, except when we studied together. He taught me with silence. He taught me to look into myself, to find my own

Remembering back to the first time that I saw “Carcass of Beef” by Chaim Soutine, I was immediately flushed with past feelings of disgust and horror. Then coming back to the painting again, I still get those feelings - this time even a little more. Ive been told in my life to never judge a book by it's cover, so i've applied that mindset towards my investigation to find out if there are any deeper aspect's are held this painting that could get me to change how I feel about this piece of art. First

The book, The Chosen, was written in 1967, by Chaim Potok. This book was about two boys, Danny Saunders and Reuven Malter, growing up in Brooklyn, New York. They met because of a softball game when Danny’s team played Reuven’s team. They became best friends and hung out at the library until the Zionist movements grew. Because of Reuven’s father being a Zionist, he joined in with the movement. While Danny’s father was Hasidic, he was opposed of the movement. Because their father’s opposing views,