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Key Facts about:
- Full Title: The Chosen
- Author: Chaim Potok
- When Written: from 1960 to 1967 in Philadelphia, Israel, and Brooklyn
- Where Written: The United States of America
- When Published: in 1967
- Genre: a coming-of-age novel
- Setting, time, and place: June 1944, Williamsburg, a part of Brooklyn.
- Point of View: The story is told from Reuven Malter’s point of view
- Title (in italics) + explanation in keywords (about 20-30 words). The Chosen: Jews; chosen by God; Danny; is chosen to take over his father’s position. Reuven; chosen by Danny’s father to become Danny’s friend(23 words)
- Major characters (describe 2); give their names and a short description (about 25-35 words per character). Reuven Malter: One of the protagonists. lives with his dad in Brooklyn goes to a Jewish school and studies the ten commandments. He is an intelligent boy and sees his dad as a wise man. (33 words) Danny Saunders: The other protagonist, the son of a Hasidic Jewish Rabbi, is very intelligent, has a photographic memory, is very interested in science, does not want to follow in his dad’s footsteps. Has a special friendship with Reuven. (29 words)
- Minor characters (describe 2); give their names and a short description (about 15-25 words per character). Reb Saunders: Danny’s dad, a Rabbi of the Hasidic community in New York. only speaks to his son during church services, and encourages his son to befriend Reuven. (24 words) David Malter: Reuven’s dad, a faithful and confident jew, has a big influence on Danny and Reuven. He chooses books for Danny to read. (21 words)
- Main events (about 100 words). The story starts off with a softball match between Reuven’s team and Danny’s team. Reuven pitches a ball and Danny hits it. The ball shatters Reuven’s glasses and nearly blinds him. Danny apologizes and they become friends after Reuven is released from the hospital. They discover that Reuven’s dad is the one that suggests books for Danny to read. Reuven meets Danny’s father and finds it strange that Danny and his father rarely talk. The tension rises when Reuven’s father wants to create a Jewish homeland. The boys aren’t allowed to speak to each other. Eventually, Danny’s father approves the friendship and explains the years of silence before excepting Danny’s decisions. (111 words)
- Climax (about 30 words). World War 2 ends and reveals how many Jews were killed. Reuven’s father suggests making a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Reb is strongly against this idea and forbids Danny to have contact with Reuven. (35 words) 6. Conclusion (about 30 words); do not mix info about film and novel; use the novel only. Danny decides not to be a rabbi and studies psychology instead.He is afraid to tell his father, but in the end, Reb has accepted Danny’s decision. (26 words)
Choose a theme.
Themes: World war II & war; Choosing & being chosen; Judaism & tradition; Silence; Friendship; Fathers, sons & rebellion; Eyes & blindness.
1. Find quotes that go with your theme. A minimum of 10 and a maximum of 15 quotes with an explanation. Make sure your quotes cover the entire novel. Include page numbers from the digital version on SOM.
page 108 ‘I thought you said your father never talks to you.’ ‘He doesn’t. Except when we study Talmud. But he did this time. I got up enough courage to tell him about you, and he said to bring you over today. That’s the longest sentence he’s said to me in years. Except for the time I had to convince him to let us have a ball team Here Reuven is talking with Danny about the fact that he doesn’t speak to his father. This is one of the first times the silence between Reb and Danny is very clearly stated. The part shows that Reb finds the friendship between Danny and Reuven very important. Reb finds it important enough to even speak to his son about it and tell his son it is alright to become friends with Reuven. The part that states that it is the longest sentence in years is also an important part because it shows the length of the silence between father and son.
page 116 The noise inside the synagogue ceased so abruptly that I felt its absence as one would a sudden lack of air. It stopped in swift waves, beginning at the rear of the synagogue and ending at the chairs near the podium. I heard no signal and no call for silence; it simply stopped cut off as if a door had slammed shut on a playroom filled with children. The silence that followed had a strange quality to it: expectation, eagerness, love, awe. This quote depicts the power that Reb Saunders has on his followers. His presence alone can make the whole room go quiet. You can clearly tell how much admiration his followers have for him.
page 158 From the moment he entered the room and saw my face
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