Summary Of The Chosen By Chaim Potok

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In The Chosen, Chaim Potok shows respect and loyalty amongst loved ones. It is good for a person to stay faithful toward another person because to lose the trust of a person is difficult. Reuven and Danny are loyal to their parent; Mr. Malter does not rat out Danny and Reuven does not tell Mr. Saunders about Danny's plan after college. While Reuven stayed in the hospital, Danny and Reuven became friends. Mr. Malter knows Danny way before Reuven because Danny was the young boy Mr. Malter helps in the library. Young Malter becomes upset with his father, but the father rebuked him saying, "I did not think it was for me to tell." (85). Reuven's father respects Danny's privacy and says he already knows the boy who had hurt his son. Once

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