I need help with "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok?

Question

I have to make a poster advertising this book for a book store. It must have 7 true facts about the book that make people want to read it. Any suggestions?

Wow. Thanks so much!

Answer 1

1. The Chosen is a bildungsroman, a novel that traces the intellectual, moral, and psychological growth of a young protagonist.

2. What makes The Chosen unusual is its focus on the development of two main characters rather than one.

3. As a result of their friendship, the two protagonists, Reuven and Danny, develop along parallel lines.

4. The conflict between Hasidic tradition and American secular modernity is arguably the central theme of The Chosen.

5. Throughout the book, all the characters struggle with the tension between accepting what has been chosen and choosing one’s own path.

6.Perception and vision is the novel’s dominant motif, bridging the entire text from Reuven’s eye injury at the beginning to the final passage, in which Reuven watches Danny walk away after perceiving an “almost blinding” “light” in Danny’s eyes.

7. Potok’s emphasis on Talmudic study in The Chosen symbolizes the importance of actively engaging tradition and pursuing knowledge in order to attain a unique and personal interpretation of Judaism and the world in general.