Danny Says

Chaim Potok, born February 17, 1929, was a Jewish Rabbi and author. After his Jewish education and rabbinic ordination, Potok graduated with a phd in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. Shortly afterward, he published his first book, The Chosen. In the Chosen, Chaim Potok uses setting and its description to emphasize the character’s change and growth, symbolism to convey to the reader Danny’s difficult upbringing, and in the end expresses the motivation behind such a method of…

words would not be teachable. Silence allowed Danny to show Rueven that he genuinely cared, by going to the hospital to visit Rueven. Danny didn’t have to say any words to Rueven, just his presence was enough to show that he was genuinely sorry and that he actually cared about Rueven. Unlike modern times where you would just send a text message or send a phone call that you hope they feel better. Danny…

Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Pena is about a boy named Danny who went to Mexico for the summer. When all of a sudden, an unexpected fight goes when playing a game of baseball with someone he just met. That particular someone doesn’t realize it’s an accident and the conflict begins. This outstanding novel consists of a loyal character, interwoven conflicts, and a unique theme which makes it great for a mature audience that likes baseball. Danny strives to fit in while he’s in Mexico for the…

whose wife died and was left with three daughters to look after. Danny is the father name and he needs help raising his three little girls. Danny seeks the help from his brother in law known as Jessie a rocker and his best friend Joey who is a struggling comedian. The show continues to focus on the lives of these three men who take on female roles when taking care of the three girls.…

directed by Randal Kleiser. It took place at Rydell High in Venice, California. This movie is a musical, drama, romance, and comedy. The lead actors in the movie were John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, and Didi Conn. They played Danny Zuko, Sandy Olsson, Betty Rizzo, and Frenchy respectively. The character that was played by Travolta was a leather bomber jacket wearing, slick back hair popular kid. The group of people with whom he associated himself were guys who called…

different backgrounds face today. Danny Saunders And Reuven Malter faced many hardships in the course of the novel. They faced rules and prejudices that many of us were not familiar with before the novel. They had disagreements and touching personal moments that friends experience with each other even today. Their friendship had its high points and its low points, but their friendship was strong and was able to be maintained throughout its trials. One could say the boys had an ideal friendship.…

to a 21-year-old male adult, Danny who suffers from Chron’s Disease. Danny currently is a fourth-year student at York University majoring in Sociology. I know Danny through my younger brother, Danny is one of his closest friends. Chron’s Disease is an autoimmune disorder that targets your intestines and restricts the digestive process. Danny’s body does not absorb many nutrients due to ulcers that are lining his intestine. Regarding Danny’s Chron’s Disease, when Danny experiences a flare up, he…

people of mixed race are consistently left out. This happens in both Mexican Whiteboy, by Matt de la Peña, and I Am Joaquin, by Rodolfo Gonzales. Both of the main characters, Danny and Joaquin, come from two different cultural backgrounds which makes it very hard from them to fit in and feel comfortable in their own skin. Danny, being both Mexican and white, struggles to fit in with the white kids at his elite high school, and struggles find a place with his Mexican cousins and their community.…

In life, humans have the ability to blame someone or something for an issue, no matter how little it may be. I guess you can say it’s a way of relieving stress off one’s shoulder. With blaming someone, the person has the ability to put the problem into someone’s hand. Blame creates no results, but more negativity than what is necessary. With blaming someone, there comes the feeling of agony, sorrow, and grief. It’s natural to feel agony, sorrow, and grievance when one applies blame to the…

Hasidic team begins to taunt and bully the less conservative “hell-bound sinners” on the other team. Hate boils as Danny Saunders, the leader of the Hasidic team, purposely hits a pitch right back at the pitcher, crushing his glasses and landing him in the hospital for a week. This is how Chaim Potok 's book The Chosen begins. It would seem that there would be no way the batter, Danny Saunders, and the pitcher, Reuven Malter, could be friends. But Potok uses their friendship to deeply explore…