Wisdom In Reb Saunders's The Chosen

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Throughout history man tries to obtain wisdom. Some, like Solomon, gained plenty of wisdom, and others only small chunks. In Chaim Potok's novel The Chosen, the characters he creates show wisdom. Reb Saunders's, Mr. Savo, and Rev Gershenson acts accordingly throughout the book, all demonstrating wisdom. When one acts wisely, they are passing on knowledge to someone else. In their own unique way, Reb Saunders, Tony Savo, and Rev Gershenson all show wisdom to others through bits of advice or demonstrations of ability .

Reb Sanders demonstrates a very simple way to seem wise. He talked very little, being methodical about only using words if absolutely needed. When he choses to make a comment, the vocabulary he uses helps the listener draw a conclusion about Reb. One Instance where the effects of this strategy appears is in chapter 13. “He is a great man, he just doesn't talk much.” On this occasion, Danny tells Reuven that he respects his father but doesn't talk much, Nor does he know much about his father. Potok’s use of silence to indicate wisdom is a clever and common theme in this book.
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Savo. Mr. Savo boxed competitively as a job. After an injury to the eye, he had to go to the hospital. here he met reven. Mr. Savo acts like the least likely person to be wise, but because of his vast background in fighting he sheds some memorable tokens of advice in that arena.”So I’m telling you, watch out for those fanatics. they're the worst cloppers around.”(ch4). Mr. Savo can provides wisdom to Reuven because of his experiences. Potok enables his characters to use wisdom by providing them with an entertaining

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