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The Influence Of Friendships In The Chosen By Chaim Potok

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In The Chosen, by Chaim Potok, various friendships influence numerous people. Danny and Reuven’s friendship influence both young men in different ways. Different friendships in the book influence Danny, Reuven and_____ In the beginning of the book, Danny and Reuven have not met, and Hasid Jews confuse Reuven. It seems that, although Reuven may have some friends, he does not have any friends he really connects with. Once he becomes friends with Danny, he finally has someone he can open up to outside of his father, and some he can spend a lot of time with. Despite the close relationship with his father, Mr. Malter is not at home very often and is not able to spend much time with his son. Once Reuven meets Danny, he has another extremely close friend who he can talk to and share his feelings with. His friendship really allowed him to learn more about Hasidic Jews, it helped him grow as a person by teaching him to accept other people groups, and it helped him learn more about the Talmud through conversations with Danny and his father. …show more content…

He wants Danny to become a Tsaddik when he becomes of age. When Danny befriends Reuven, a non-Hasid, he gets a glimpse into a different world. When Danny spends time with Reuven, he is able to relax a little bit and does not have to constantly worry about studying and his religion’s incomparable number of laws. Their friendship lets Danny almost ‘switch’ worlds and learn about different things he would not normally be able to learn about, like Freud. Danny and Reuven’s friendship lets Danny relax and glimpse into a different

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