...Chaim Potok’s novel The Chosen features Daniel, or Danny Saunders as one of the two main characters. Throughout the novel, everything that happens to Danny changes his character. Danny’s goal to become a psychologist drives everything he does. He has an “agreement with [his] father. [He studies his] quota of Talmud every day, and [Reb Saunders] doesn’t care what [he does] the rest of the time” (68). Daniel also faces the obstacle of being the son of an important Hasidic rabbi that would disapprove of his son’s goal to become a psychologist. His father, Reb Saunders, affects what he does the most. Danny’s behavior at the baseball game was all based around the fact that he told his father that Reuven’s team was “the best team around, and that [they] had a duty to beat [those] apikorsim at what [they] were best at” (71). Danny’s goals, obstacles, and acquaintances make up his character in the novel....
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...become hurt and offended which can scar relationships. In Chaim Potok’s novel, The Chosen, three different characters acted behind one anothers’ backs, which led to trouble concerning their relationships. Danny Saunders, (Reuven’s friend) David Malter, (Reuven’s father) and Reb Saunders, (Danny’s father) involved themselves in a sticky situation. As a result of their actions, these three individuals ultimately broke a fundamental bond, that of one another’s trust. In an attempt to continue his reading studies, Danny made secret trips to the local library. While there, he took the book suggestions from a friendly man, and soon began picking out books on his own. However, Danny knew if he told his father of all he had read, his dad would be greatly disappointed. At one point, Danny revealed this to Reuven:” I read in the library so my father won’t know. He’s very strict about what I read” (p79). Consequently, whenever he ventured to the library, he constantly felt on his guard and paranoid for fear...
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