Characters exemplify great depth and dimensions through the course of their actions and choices. In the novel, The Chosen, Chaim Potok exhibits crucial messages and significant teachings through the intimate friendship between two boys from similar, yet different worlds. He utilizes David Malter, Reuven’s father, as a mentor who provides reasoning and patience. David Malter delivers sincere characteristics to portray his morals and virtues. David Malter’s judgments allow him to observe and rationalize situations. His perspectives give him the ability to recognize how things naturally fall together in life. In the situation where Reb Saunders rejects the idea of the Zionist movement, David Malter justifies his actions by explaining that