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Malter's Development in The Chosen



One of the most emotional 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 before Danny can bring it up, his father does. Reb

Saunders explains to the two friends that he already known that Reuven

is going to go for his smicha and Danny, who is in line to become the

next tzaddik of his people, will not. This relates to the motif of

"Individuality" and the theme of "Danny's choice of going with the

family dynasty or to what his heart leads him."

The most developing character from the novel is Reuven Malter. One of

the ways that he developes in the novel is in hus understanding of

friendship. His friendship with Dfanny Saunders is encouraged by his

father, but he is wary of it at first because......

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