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 raising a child.
Throughout the novel, Potok masterfully uses different descriptions of the same settings to show his character's growth. When Reuven first visits the hasidic synagogue, he finds it grand and unfamiliar. “It was a large room” with “ a large
Throughout the novel, Potok masterfully uses different descriptions of the same settings to show his character's growth. When Reuven first visits the hasidic synagogue, he finds it grand and unfamiliar. “It was a large room” with “ a large