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- Essay Name : 908.txt
- Uploader : Shit!, if I told you that my teacher might find out...NOT GOOD!
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- Language : English
- Subject : Fictional Stories
- Title : Chaim Potok's book: The Chosen
- Grade : An "A" I hope! Oh, grade!, I'm in 10th
- School System : Shitty One! High School
- Country : USA
- Author Comments : This book sucks!, Can not find crap on this book, yer lucky if you found this!, It is hard to find stuff about this book!
- Teacher Comments : I have not turned in the paper yet...
- Date : 11-11-96
- Site found at : I was lucky, uhm, I went under Keyword: Research
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- Released in 1967, The Chosen became a bestseller. Author Dr. Chaim Potok's knowledge
- of Jewish culture and his knowledge of philosophy greatly influenced this piece of
- literature helping him to create a realistic setting with a believable scenario.
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- Centered around Brooklyn, two teens, Reuven Maulters and Danny Saunders become
- best friends. Because of the fact that their fathers are leaders of different Jewish beliefs,
- hatred clashed between them when they first met. This hatred lead to the injury of
- Reuven, but was the key that opened their long lasting friendship and eventually, the key
- that made it possible for Danny's father to have the courage to talk to Danny.
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- The critics agree that all the main characters in this novel were all unique. One of these
- characters is Danny. Danny was a person who was very smart, a person of his caliber
- was born once in a few lifetimes. ôIn many of the books I have read, there is always at
- least one person who has a superabnormal characteristic.ö (Toguchi, Mark). Reuven is a
- likable person who is also smart, but nowhere close to Danny. Reb Saunders, Danny's
- father, is inconsistent at many times. ôHe had mood swings often, but I think this was
- made intentionally to show how much he is affected by the silent relationship with his
- son.ö (Merkin, Daphne). Mr. Malters, Reuven's father, is an adult who constantly gives
- advice and takes charge of all situations. ôTo me, he seems a little unreal because he is
- always right and has a solution to everything.ö (Toguchi, Mark).
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- ôIn dialogue, I thought Reb Saunders was the most effective person. Whenever he talked
- to people, it made the reader want to listen to him. Whenever he was furious, I was
- blown away by the intensity. Danny's dialogue showed how he wasn't perfect because he
- responded to some situations negatively.ö (Wise, Ruth R.).
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- The theme seemed to be that a good relationship with your parents is vital. Both Danny
- and his father were miserable by there current relationship. ôI think the author is trying to
- tell the audience that people shouldn't get so caught up in life that they sacrifice time
- with the people they love.ö (Merkin, Daphne).
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- What made the novel exciting was how Potok presented Reb Saunders through
- description and dialogue. Reb had so many mood swings, that I was always trying to
- guess what would happen whenever he came into the scene. The baseball scene at the
- beginning of the novel was intense because of the hatred and rivalry between Danny and
- Reuven. ôThe author did an excellent job in writing the baseball scene, which set the
- tone for the whole novel.ö (Toguchi, Mark).
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- The originality, the intensity, and the uniqueness of each character in this novel made it
- excellent. The way Potok wrote about the little known topic of Jewish culture lived up to
- be a bestseller.
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