McClymond, Kathryn. “The Chosen: Defining American Judaism.” Shofar, vol. 25, no. 2, 2007, pp. 4–23., www.jstor.org/stable/42944233.
In this work, the author describes her emotions as she read The Chosen for the first time as an adolescent. McClymond goes into detail about the biographical information concerning Chaim Potok. She also discusses the details of Potok leaving the very traditional and strict practice of the Hasidic Jewish population. Potok would seek a less religious education as he went to the University of Pennsylvania. Then, McClymond describes the plot of The Chosen. The Chosen describes 2 young boys of Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders. McClymond then goes over the summary of the book as its starts with Danny hitting a line …show more content…
It includes a biography of Chaim Potok and a summary. This article also includes descriptions of the way in which the works of Potok were received which may be of varying helpfulness depending on the direction of the essay being written.
Walden, Daniel. “Chaim Potok, A Zwischenmensch (‘between-Person’) Adrift in the Cultures.”
Studies in American Jewish Literature (1981-), no. 4, 1985, pp. 19–25., www.jstor.org/stable/41205615. In this article by Daniel Walden, Walden argues that Potok was a different kind of writer. According to Walden, Potok wrote about Jews due to his faith. Walden also brought up the idea that Potok always wrote about the conditions in Brooklyn even though he lived in the Bronx. Walden also discusses the cultural differences between the Jews and the secular world. Potok was raised in a very traditional Jewish community just as Danny and Reuven were raised. Potok, however ventured into modern secular society. Walden describes Potok as a between person. Walden then gives a brief summary of the biographical information dealing with Chaim Potok. Walden then returns to the topic of Potok writing about Brooklyn; according to Walden, Chaim learned a lot about Brooklyn from his wife. Walden them proceeds to give a synopsis of the actual plot of the stories from The Chosen and The Promise. Walden claims that The Promise and The Chosen focus on hard studies of certain characters. …show more content…
Colvert, Colvert discusses some of the critics’ views of Stephen Crane. One of these critics called him a very bad writer for his usage of language in a way in which he seems to end up at the extremes of writing. “Many of the critics also described Crane as a writer with a very eccentric style. According to Colvert, many of the readers during the early 19th century were not used to the way in which Crane wrote which was more closely associated to the late 1800s. The readers of the early 19th century were accustomed to writers who were of the school of imagery and symbolism”. However, Crane was considered by many to be a naturalist. Crane would argue that the goal of fiction is to make sense of confusion. In one of his letters, Crane argues that humans are born with the ability to perceive and with the freedom to express. Crane, furthermore, states that the ability to express himself while staying honest is on of his main
In this work, the author describes her emotions as she read The Chosen for the first time as an adolescent. McClymond goes into detail about the biographical information concerning Chaim Potok. She also discusses the details of Potok leaving the very traditional and strict practice of the Hasidic Jewish population. Potok would seek a less religious education as he went to the University of Pennsylvania. Then, McClymond describes the plot of The Chosen. The Chosen describes 2 young boys of Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders. McClymond then goes over the summary of the book as its starts with Danny hitting a line …show more content…
It includes a biography of Chaim Potok and a summary. This article also includes descriptions of the way in which the works of Potok were received which may be of varying helpfulness depending on the direction of the essay being written.
Walden, Daniel. “Chaim Potok, A Zwischenmensch (‘between-Person’) Adrift in the Cultures.”
Studies in American Jewish Literature (1981-), no. 4, 1985, pp. 19–25., www.jstor.org/stable/41205615. In this article by Daniel Walden, Walden argues that Potok was a different kind of writer. According to Walden, Potok wrote about Jews due to his faith. Walden also brought up the idea that Potok always wrote about the conditions in Brooklyn even though he lived in the Bronx. Walden also discusses the cultural differences between the Jews and the secular world. Potok was raised in a very traditional Jewish community just as Danny and Reuven were raised. Potok, however ventured into modern secular society. Walden describes Potok as a between person. Walden then gives a brief summary of the biographical information dealing with Chaim Potok. Walden then returns to the topic of Potok writing about Brooklyn; according to Walden, Chaim learned a lot about Brooklyn from his wife. Walden them proceeds to give a synopsis of the actual plot of the stories from The Chosen and The Promise. Walden claims that The Promise and The Chosen focus on hard studies of certain characters. …show more content…
Colvert, Colvert discusses some of the critics’ views of Stephen Crane. One of these critics called him a very bad writer for his usage of language in a way in which he seems to end up at the extremes of writing. “Many of the critics also described Crane as a writer with a very eccentric style. According to Colvert, many of the readers during the early 19th century were not used to the way in which Crane wrote which was more closely associated to the late 1800s. The readers of the early 19th century were accustomed to writers who were of the school of imagery and symbolism”. However, Crane was considered by many to be a naturalist. Crane would argue that the goal of fiction is to make sense of confusion. In one of his letters, Crane argues that humans are born with the ability to perceive and with the freedom to express. Crane, furthermore, states that the ability to express himself while staying honest is on of his main