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Irony In Chaim Potok's The Chosen

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Irony, a kind of literature device, happens when two completely opposite things are placed next to each other for a more impactful effect. Chaim Potok’s The Chosen depicts this literary device a few times in the story. During Danny’s visits to Reuven in the hospital, the two boys reveal many things to each other. Amidst their conversation, the boys’ dream jobs happened to become the center of discussion. Danny tells Reuven that he had to take his father’s place as rabbi, or, caretaker of the people. He confesses, “I have no choice. It’s an inherited position” (74). However, Danny wished that he would rather become a psychologist instead of rabbi. Reuven, on the other hand, says that he would like to be a rabbi. The only difference was that
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