What makes a person truly fervent? In the modern world, new causes seem to appear every day. However, causes would not have begun without someone to instigate them. When someone shows a great deal of fervor for a goal they are called passionate. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word as: having, showing, or expressing strong emotions or beliefs. In the novel The Chosen by Chaim Potok several characters show a large amount of passion. Each of them show it for a different cause, and each cause may evoke varying degrees of sympathy. Three of the most obvious examples are Mr. Galanter, Rabbi Isaac Saunders, and Danny Saunders.
Mr. Galanter coaches the softball team at the yeshiva where Reuven attends school. Though he does not follow the Jewish faith and has to work at another school in addition to Reuven’s yeshiva, Mr. Galanter certainly cares about his team. He can act rather abrupt at times, but he is not trying to come across as rude. He simply possesses a great deal of passion for the game that the team plays. He repeatedly points out the boys’ errors. “Goldberg, what kind of solid defensive front is that?”(6). However, the players enjoy him as a coach because of his encouragements and work ethic. …show more content…
He shows a lot of passion for keeping the Holy Land uncontaminated until the Messiah arrives. When Reuven suggests, because of his father’s passion for the formation of a Jewish state, that one needs to be formed, Danny’s father explodes. “When the Messiah comes we will have Eretz Yisroel, not a land contaminated by Jewish goyim!”(198). His outburst frightens everyone. Though his explosion must seem perfectly reasonable to him, most others do not view the situation with the same
Mr. Galanter coaches the softball team at the yeshiva where Reuven attends school. Though he does not follow the Jewish faith and has to work at another school in addition to Reuven’s yeshiva, Mr. Galanter certainly cares about his team. He can act rather abrupt at times, but he is not trying to come across as rude. He simply possesses a great deal of passion for the game that the team plays. He repeatedly points out the boys’ errors. “Goldberg, what kind of solid defensive front is that?”(6). However, the players enjoy him as a coach because of his encouragements and work ethic. …show more content…
He shows a lot of passion for keeping the Holy Land uncontaminated until the Messiah arrives. When Reuven suggests, because of his father’s passion for the formation of a Jewish state, that one needs to be formed, Danny’s father explodes. “When the Messiah comes we will have Eretz Yisroel, not a land contaminated by Jewish goyim!”(198). His outburst frightens everyone. Though his explosion must seem perfectly reasonable to him, most others do not view the situation with the same