The Chosen, a fiction novel written in 1967 by Chaim Potok, is about two young Jewish boys and their friendship. It takes us along with them on their journey from adolescence to adulthood. They face many conflicts, and through those trials the author makes his readers think more deeply into life&apo...

"Fathers and Sons" could of have easily been the title for Chaim Potok's novel The Chosen. In his first book, The Chosen, Potok portrays two different father and son relationships where the tradition becomes the source of conflict for his central characters, as they each seek their...

Ruevens struggle Rueven Maltrers, the protagonist is a character going through stages and phases. Like all normal teenagers, Rueven is going through change. He is now changing the way he thinks the way he sees others, and friends. The most developing character from the novel is Rueven Malter. O...

motional scenes from Chaim Potok's The Chosen is when Reuven goes with Danny Saunders to talk to his father. Danny has a great mind and wants to use it to study psychology, not become a Hasidic tzaddik. The two go into Reb Saunders' study to explain to him what is going to happen, and ...