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‘Do you see what I see?' When the novel "The Chosen" is read, the reader sees the story from out of Reuven's eyes (or in one case ‘eye'); but if that same book was read from Danny's perspective then it would become a whole new story; for that is what life is. One person lives the story of their own life while their best friend, though he lives through the same events, lives his own defined story. In The Chosen there are many times when Reuven just cannot understand why Danny has to or can't do something. The book covers Reuven's view very well, but what about Danny? What might the author be trying to point out? Perspective is everything in one's interpretation of any situation.
In the story Reuven sees Danny's situation, first as smaller than Danny makes it out to be and keeps asking Danny why he can't just talk to his father. Eventually Danny says, "I can't! Don't you listen to what I'm saying," and Reuven realizes that Danny's situation is really to big for his to understand.......

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