Of all the characters in The Chosen, one of the most intriguing ones is Danny. With his photographic memory, Danny demonstrates many phenomenal qualities. Danny shows many characteristics in the novel, including traits of intelligence, curiosity, as well as being liberal. Danny’s rare talent of the photographic memory enables him to remember everything he sees, and helps him read quickly and remember the material he reads through. As Danny said, “I have a photographic mind. … I look at a page of Talmud, and I remember it by heart” (73). The special gifts that Danny possesses demonstrate his intelligence. Using his wit to think deeply, Danny often comes up with profound ideas which he debates with Reuven, who also posses an intelligent mind.
How can two people who are very different share similarities? Dally and Johnny, two greasers from S. E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders, have distinct differences as well as similarities. They are similar because they both know what it is like to have abusive and neglectful parents. Also, they both care about each other in similar ways. Dally and Johnny are completely different when it comes to the law. Dally is the least law abiding in the gang, where as Johnny is the most. Dally and Johnny are dissimilar when they die. Dally dies a hoodlum, which is vast difference from how Johnny dies a hero. Therefor, Dally and Johnny have a lot in common, but also have great differences.
In chapter one of Moonwalking with Einstein, Joshua Foer discusses memory and persuades the reader of its importance. Foer’s primary claim is that memory is essential. Joshua Foer uses a variety of different voicing techniques to create intimate distance. He also uses a variety of analytical and stylistic techniques to emphasize the importance of his claim and to persuade the reader. He supports his argument by discussing the impact of memory on daily life, the positive effects of improving one’s memory, and the incomplete nature of our collective memory as a society without external resources.
In The Chosen, silence plays an important aspect in the characters lives. Reb Saunders forced silence and suffering upon his son Danny by not talking to him about anything other than his studies. He says he does this because he feels that Danny is so brilliant that he might not understand the suffering of others. Reb Saunders feels that silence is suffering by imposing non-communication, however, silence is really how Reuven, Danny, David Malter, and Reb Saunders communicate with each other and the world around them.
In his novel Ishmael, Daniel Quinn discusses the destruction and salvation of the world. By way of a newspaper ad, an unnamed narrator meets a telepathic gorilla, named Ishmael, who had put up the ad to find a pupil with a desire to save the world. Spurred by his benefactor’s obsession with Nazi Germany, Ishmael imparts on the narrator what he knows best: captivity (Quinn 24). Ishmael claims humans of what are considered civilized cultures are captives of a story that keeps the world captive. This large group, Ishmael calls “Takers,” while everyone else—usually hunter-gatherers of “primitive” cultures—Ishmael calls “Leavers” (Quinn 39). In order to save the world, Ishmael believes Takers need to be freed from the story they are enacting and return to a Leaver-lifestyle. Although he may seem romanticize hunter-gatherers and seem to be urging modern society to become foragers, I feel we can convert and are converting to a Leaver-lifestyle without necessarily becoming hunter-gatherers.
In Chaim Potok’s The Chosen, two contrasting characters are introduced—Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders. They are opposites. While Reuven is forward—speaking his mind, Danny Saunders shows a stark contrast—an inflective soul, listening to silence, and growing from it. These characters set the stage for a lasting relationship to form, to be strengthened, and to be stressed.
Danny wears the traditional side curls, skullcap, and a beard and is educated in Yiddish. Because of this he sees himself as a true Jew. He believes that the other Jewish are less religious and righteous. However, Danny becomes best friend with a Jew Reuven who is not looking like Danny. He met him at a baseball game that during the novel Reuven will have a big influence in Danny’s life. When we take a look at this scene we find different characters of Danny. He ...
In “Models for Memory” by Mary Carruthers, the concept of recollection as memory explores how visual memory has the ability to create a place where things can be stored. As in the House of Fame, there are visual storehouses used to compile all of the texts, traditions, and words that the dreamer encounters. For example, the glass temple of Venus acts as a storage place for important texts, such as Dido and the Aeneid. Additionally, the foundation of the House of Fame holds the names of those who have claimed their fame, though their fate is uncertain as it rests in ice. Furthermore, within the House of Fame, spoken and unspoken words are collected and placed into groups, only to be termed by Lady Fame as famous or infamous. Finally, the House of Rumour acts as a visual storehouse, thus providing a place of a visual transformation for truth and untruth to combine and depart out into the world. These models for memory work to showcase how fame functions throughout the House of Fame.
During World War II is when Danny and Reuven first met. Within The Chosen, by Chaim Potok are three quotes. Each quote represents the beginning of a new part to the book. Each part of the book contains a little more of the story of Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders’ friendship. The first quote can be related to Reuven’s obedience towards his father, quote two illustrates the Saunders’ views of silence, and the third quote explains that silence can be used as a way of communication. 4
...lieves that there are two kinds of memory: voluntary and involuntary. Voluntary memories would be those not hidden and difficult to recall. Involuntary memories would be those recalled only when rediscovering a sensation, as he did when tasting the madeleine dipped in tea. Proust’s observation that the nature of memory—that there are hidden memories—is similar to the Celtic belief of souls trapped in objects is very astute. Unfortunately, Proust does not hypothesize on why sensations trap the memories that they do. Even so, Swann’s Way provides novel commentary on the nature of human memory and provides avenues for further psychological research, such as answering why sensations trap the memories that they do, etc.
The mind is a complex entity. It is simultaneously seen as a part of the brain and as an independent faculty. The mind enables a person to be aware of the world, their experiences, and their memories. On the other hand, the brain functions as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity. Both play a significant role with memory. Memory enables a person to instantly recall and learn information. It also holds precious and insignificant moments in one’s lifetime. In Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind (2004), Gondry explores memory and its effect on the mind and brain. In the film, Gondry uses light and color to indicate manipulation and decay of memories.
All through the entire book, Chaim Potok attempted various endeavor in order to express the emphasis on developing his central characters, Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders. One of the main themes Chaim Potok tried to express in The Chosen is that true friendship plays a vital role in maintaining the welfare of any friends. To backbone his idea, Chaim Potok demonstrated several scenarios when Reuven and Danny are in difficult situations and ultimately have to sort out solutions before the problems could corrupt their relationship. Reuven Malter, son of a Modern Orthodox teacher, is smart, athletic and has a particular nick for mathematics. However, Reuven's desire is to become a rabbi of his own sect for he feels that he could " be more useful to people as a rabbi ," ("The Chosen" 74) by doing things such as to " teach them, and help them when they're in trouble " ("The Chosen" 74) Danny Saunders, on the other hand, is the son of a Russian Hasidic rabbi leader, Reb Saunders.
The first issue that needs to be addressed however is what exactly is memory? “ Without memory we would be servants of the moment, with nothing but our innate reflexes to help us deal with the world. There would be no language, no art, no science, no culture. Civilization itself is the distillation of human memory” (Blakemore 1988). The simple interpretation of Blakemore’s theory on what memory is that a person’s memory is at least one of the most important things in their life and without it civilization itself could not exist.
The mind is a complex entity – how can such a thing be spotless? Can something that is made to intricately hold memories and execute thoughts and actions based upon said reminiscences be so untarnished? Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind discusses, through impeccable motion picture, this idea of the “spotless mind”.
Memory is the tool we use to learn and think. We all use memory in our everyday lives. Memory is the mental faculty of retaining and recalling past experiences. We all reassure ourselves that our memories are accurate and precise. Many people believe that they would be able to remember anything from the event and the different features of the situation. Yet, people don’t realize the fact that the more you think about a situation the more likely the story will change. Our memories are not a camcorder or a camera. Our memory tends to be very selective and reconstructive.
Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist Nineteenth century London was a city brimming with life .The largest