3. Chaim Potok uses short sentences and a lot of dialogue. By using the dialogues it is made clear to the reader what the opinions of the characters are. The story in itself is also easy to understand, so I don't think it's necessary to reread the story. What intrigues me very much is the history and motives of the Hasidic Jews. They see themselves as the Chosen People of God and as a consequence they have to suffer and live very hard. On the one hand I think it's repulsive, on the other hand I admire them. They have chosen to form a very specific group of Jews. They reject an own state, their own promised land. They have really chosen to suffer pain, every day. They"ve accepted Hitler and two thousand years of persecution as a sort of punishment or act of God. They are resolute in waiting for the Messiah. How do they keep it up? I am very curious about all that and I will definitely read more about it.
4. Reuven: He is an orthodox Jewish boy, fifteen years of age, who lives with his father and whose mother has died. He and his father go to the synagogue every day and he follows the Ten Commandments. He is intelligent and wants to become a rabbi. Danny's father is very happy with this friendship because he thinks it a very good thing for Danny to have a friend. Somewhere in the beginning of the book it is said that it's very important for a Jew to look for two things: "search for a teacher and search for a good friend ". After having been two enemies for some time they become good friends and they tell each other everything and it certainly helped Danny to come through his difficult youth with a silent father and an ailing brother. Reuven is also the medium through whom Danny's father speaks in order to communicate with his son. .
Mr. Malter: He"s Reuven's father, who teaches at the Yeshiva and .
is also a believer and advocate of the foundation of a Jewish State. .
He rejects the Hasidic principles and certainly disapproves the way .
The Chosen The Chosen, written by Chaim Potok, portrays the life of two Jewish boys and their upbringings. ... The "chosen" has several levels of meaning. First, it refers to the Jewish people as being the chosen people of God. ... Most importantly, however, Reuven is a chosen one. ... The Chosen was an inspiring novel. ...
"Zionism in The Chosen" One of the major conflicts in The Chosen is between the Zionists and the Anti-Zionists. This conflict greatly impacted many of the characters in The Chosen. ... The Zionist conflict greatly impacted many peoples lives, not only in The Chosen, but in world history. ...
Wanting Peace In Brussels, Belgium, Muslim and Jewish neighborhoods have requested forbearance on attacks on synagogues, churches and mosque. Minister Laurette Onkelinx has asked Associations, industrialist, anti-racism groups and Human rights leagues to connect the challenge. It shows every type o...
P.1 English Essay In the books The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, and The Chosen, written by Chaim Potok two characters can be compared in a way they teach a young person. These two people I have chosen are Reb Saunders from The Chosen and Mr. Spencer from The Catcher in The...
You are the Chosen One Stigmata is something that doesn't occur very often, but when is does it is considered a blessing or sometimes not. ... Noted on the MetaReligion web site, that best describes the reasoning behind what causes stigmata is that the victims are chosen by god to help spread the faith and bring good will to others. ...
In Chaim Potok's, "The Chosen," two unlikely friends meet each other at a baseball game and become the best of friends. As the novel progresses, the story is about the friendship that evolves between Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders when Reuven has an injury and is in the hospital. Reuven goes to th...
The Chosen Essay Setting: Danny is visiting Reuven for the second time in the hospital. The first time that Danny visited, Reuven told him off, proper. However, this second visit (after Reuven had a talk with his father) is different. Danny is almost welcomed by Reuven, is this because Reuv...
Danny Saunders and Reuven Maltar have been building up a very strong relationship over the beginning of the book. Not the normal kind of friendly relationship, but the best friends always there for each other type of relationship. They go to the library together and read books even though Danny's father forbids it. Something very surprising happens while Danny, Reuven, and Danny's father are studying Talmud. Danny's father knows Danny had been reading at the library behind his back and instead of confronting his son, he tells Danny to go get tea for them, and he asks Reuven,...
