Many of the characters in The Chosen by Chaim Potok deeply love, care and protect other people in their lives. It sometimes might not seem like they truly watch over them in a few cases, but in truth these characters do so in unusual ways, which actually makes the book more enjoyable later on as one sees the conflicts between different peoples’ personalities. Meanwhile the varied means in which Danny and Reuven, the two main characters, respond to the ones that love them makes the relationships deeper and sometimes more confusing. Three characters that are very fond of Reuven and Danny are Reuven’s father, Reb Saunders, and Mr. Savo. Despite their drastically different temperaments, ways of showing their affection, and even order of appearance …show more content…
in the novel, somehow the two boys love them back. And when the reader begins to understand their motives they can also enjoy their presence in The Chosen. Early in the novel, before the reader gets to see much of Reuven’s family, Mr.
Savo takes on a great role of an encourager to Reuven and others in the hospital. After Reuven had an emergency operation on his eye, Mr. Savo, an injured boxer, introduces himself. Almost immediately he comes across as a very quirky character. After a while, though, it seems clear that he is very kind. He respects Reuven because of his religion and plays with the children in the ward against the doctor’s orders. “It’s a good thing to be, Bobby boy. Cockeyed world needs people like [rabbis].” He notes on page 57. He often contemplates things and calls them “cock-eyed”. He gives his opinions on other things two, and his input gives life to Reuven’s stay in the …show more content…
hospital. After saying farewell to Mr. Savo, Reuven heads home with his father. The boy clearly respects him for his tirelessness to support his ideals, and how he still manages to find time to talk with his son. Reuven’s father additionally seems to like Danny, as they meet every day in the library. Even though Danny’s father, Reb Saunders, is certainly unappreciative of him, he gives Danny advice on what books to read. He encourages Reuven to make friends with the other boy. On page 74 he asks, “Reuven, if you can, make Danny Saunders your friend.” As said before, Reuven’s dad spends a lot of his time teaching and lecturing. But somehow, he manages to find time to study with Reuven every Shabbat. Reb Saunders looks like the very opposite of Reuven’s father.
Although he spends much of his time in an office at home he rarely ever speaks to Danny at all. Even on Shabbat he only quizzes him on the Torah and stops talking. This behavior confuses and sometimes upsets his son, but he apparently means well, or simply fears talking to him. “The Master of the Universe gave me a brilliant son… And I cannot speak to him.” He remarks on page 167. But through all the silence Mr. Saunders clearly cares about Danny, maybe even too much when he makes Reuven check on him in the library to see what he reads there. And every time he holds a debate with Danny about the Torah, he loves seeing his son
win. Even though these three men might seem repulsive or unusual at first, they all have shown that they have concern for Reuven at least. The two fathers’ ways of showing paternal love appear quite often in the story while Mr. Savo’s playful attitude cheers one of the boys in the hospital. In return the friends show their love back. In his father’s silence Danny seems truly concerned about him, and obeys his orders even though at times they seem cruel. Reuven is clearly worried about Mr. Savo when the man has his operation. These relationships build on Danny and Reuven’s friendship. Despite the differences between all of the characters in The Chosen many of them share a remarkable love for one another.
Hal’s remark to his father indicates a now strong, independent mind, predicting that Douglas and Hotspur will not accept Henry’s offer because of their love for fighting. Henry’s reply in turn indicates a change in attitude towards his son, a newfound respect. Acknowledging Hal’s prediction, the king orders preparations to begin, and we see he has his own set of solid moral values: knowing that their ‘cause is just’ helps him to reconcile with his highly honourable conscience that there is indeed cause for war. Still maintained is the conflict between the very format of the text, with Hal and Henry’s conversation held in formal verse typical of the court world, in which Hal is now firmly embedded. Falstaff, however, sustains his equally typical prose speech, which indicates to the audience the enduring division between the court and tavern worlds.
Three main character that he shows compassion through in different ways are, Reuven, Mr. Malter and Reb Sanders. To begin with, Reuven shows great companion for other, even in his teenage years. He demonstrates throughout the book that he really cares for others and that he takes their burden upon himself. He shows how he actually suffers with others with their hardships and he never only thinks about himself. For example, when Reuven learns that his little friend Billy did not get his eye sight back, the book says, “I felt myself break out into cold sweat.
Micah and Henri from Deborah Ellis’ book, A company of Fools, are a classic example of how a character’s personality can be influenced by their upbringing and background. Micah was raised in the streets and therefore has developed a wild, self-sufficient manner unlike Henri who has only ever known the sheltered but strict life of the Abbey and is very introverted and well mannered. However as the story progresses similar traits between the two boys are uncovered and they both start to lose features of their personality that at first made them seem so different from one another. This shows that the two boys who at first appear to be polar opposites are actually remarkably similar, and only differenced in background which provides opportunity
Another link between these three characters is their family ties. They highly regard their elders, and consider the effects of the decisions they make on t...
father, but he is wary of it at first because Danny is a Hasid, and
He criticizes his family and their background when he says, “when my parents have somebody over they get lemonade and if it’s a real racy affair, Schlitz in tall glasses with ‘They’ll do it every time’ cartoons stenciled on.” Sammy desires to move from a blue collar to a white collar family to differentiate him from his family. He shows his growing maturity when he says, “the girls who’d blame them, are in a hurry to get out, so I say ‘I quit’ to Lengal quick enough for them to hear, hoping they’ll stop and watch me, their unsuspected hero.” He wants to be noticed by the girls for his selfless act of quitting his job for them. His plan does not work though, and the girls leave him to face Lengal alone. Lengal confronts Sammy and says, “Sammy, you don’t want to do this to your mom and dad.” Sammy ponders Lengal’s comment and thinks to himself, “It’s true, I don’t. But it seems to me that once you begin a gesture it’s fatal not to go through with it.” Sammy has begun to reach maturity and now wants to make his own decisions concerning his future and how he spends
Two people with two completely different characteristics have something alike. Both Dally and Johnny are mentally tough because of their parents. Johnny and Dally’s parents both do not care for them and could care less about them. For example, during Dally’s childhood he went to jail, been in a gang, and has been in many fights and his dad still would not care for him even if he won the lottery. Dally also talks about his dad's disgrace towards him in the car with Johnny and Ponyboy, “‘ Shoot, my dad don’t give a hang whether I’m in jail or dead in a car wreck or drunk in a gutter...’”(88). Dally could easily live without his dad and he does for the most part. Dally just hangs around with his friends and stays at their place. Similarly, Johnny's parents use him like a rag doll to blow off steam, “his father always beating him up”(14). The gang knows what happenes in Johnny’s house. Once Ponyboy was witnessing, “Johnny take a whipping with a two-by-four from his old man”(33). Ponyboy talks about how loud and mean Johnny's mom is and,“you can...
His annotation of the “women with six children and varicose veins mapping their legs and nobody, including them, could care less” (Updike 159) and “the sheep” (Updike 162) in the checkout lines are an illustration of his everyday repetitious life working at the A&P. He compares these women to animals showing his undeniable sophomoric juvenile behavior. John Updike depicts Sammy’s character as a typical young boy who thinks he is invisible to the idea that consequences apply to him. However, Sammy is granted the harsh actuality that he will no longer be given slaps on the wrist for radical decisions. His coworker Stokesie is twenty-two, married and has two children. Generally speaking, Sammy may still have childish actions but he understands that he does not want to work at the A&P the rest of his life.
They became friends and kept seeing each other after Reuven got out of the hospital. One day, Reuven went over to Danny’s house to meet his father. Danny’s father was a rabbi and raised his son in silence. They never talked except when they studied the Torah together. Reuven’s father was a Zionist and Danny’s father was an anti-Zionist.
The father and son relationship is one of the most important aspects through the youth of a young man. In Shakespeare’s play Henry IV, he portrays the concept of having "two fathers". King Henry is Hal’s natural father, and Falstaff is Hal’s moral father. Hal must weigh the pros and cons of each father to decide which model he will emulate. Falstaff, who is actually Hal’s close friend, attempts to pull Hal into the life of crime, but he refuses.
The four main characters in this book are John (dad) Fransice (mom) Johnny (son) and the doctors that are helping Johnny extend his life expectancy.
In Act 1 of the play Blood Brothers, we learn about the different circumstances certain characters are put in such as Mrs Johnstone, who is forced to give one of her twins away to her employer, Mrs Lyons. We learn throughout act 1 about how this decision impacts all of the characters in one way or another. We are also introduced to the two main characters, Mickey and Edward who are the twins which were separated at birth, and who soon become best friends, ‘Blood Brothers’, after meeting for the first time.
Napier notes the influence the strief in David and Carolyn 's relationship has had on the structure of the family. The roles and structure of the family has been tacitly agreed upon by all members as a way to help the parents avoid confronting their marital problems. In addition to Claudia 's role as a surrogate to the parents fighting, Don is placed as a supportive and therapeutic role in the family. He serves as the calming influence in the family and frequently defuses intense situations. The structure of the family is both an outcome of the parents dysfunction and the source of the problems that have led the family to
The relationship between a father and his son is an important theme in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part One, as it relates to the two main characters of the play, Prince Hal and Hotspur. These two characters, considered as youths and future rulers to the reader, are exposed to father-figures whose actions will influence their actions in later years. Both characters have two such father-figures; Henry IV and Falstaff for Prince Hal, and the Earl of Northumberland and the Earl of Worcester for Hotspur. Both father-figures for Hal and Hotspur have obvious good and bad connotations in their influence on the character. For example, Falstaff, in his drinking and reveling, is clearly a poor influence for a future ruler such as Prince Hal, and Worcester, who shares Hotspur's temper, encourages Hotspur to make rash decisions. The entire plot of the play is based on which father-figure these characters choose to follow: had they chosen the other, the outcome would have been wholly different.
Mr Westons eagerness to try and merge the groups and keep everyone happy suggests that he enjoys the attention that he gets when his son is around. As we have seen in previous chapters, he certainly likes talking about him.