“I've begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own.” Chaim Potok.
In The Chosen by Chaim Potok Danny Saunders expresses his quick mind, his passion for learning, and care for the people and world around him.
To begin with, Danny Saunders demonstrates his quick mind to the people around him. After Danny’s father, Reb Saunders, gives his sermon in the synagogue he quizzes Reuven about the sermon. Reb Saunders purposefully makes mistakes in his sermon which Danny must find so that he can be tested upon later by his father. “Both Danny and his father spoke quietly, his father nodding his approval each time Danny responded.” (137). Reb Saunders tested Danny for a long time, while
In The Chosen by Chaim Potok Danny Saunders expresses his quick mind, his passion for learning, and care for the people and world around him.
To begin with, Danny Saunders demonstrates his quick mind to the people around him. After Danny’s father, Reb Saunders, gives his sermon in the synagogue he quizzes Reuven about the sermon. Reb Saunders purposefully makes mistakes in his sermon which Danny must find so that he can be tested upon later by his father. “Both Danny and his father spoke quietly, his father nodding his approval each time Danny responded.” (137). Reb Saunders tested Danny for a long time, while