A Formal Literary Essay on The Chosen By Chaim Potok

The main characters in Chain Potok's The Chosen begin their relationship by only seeing their differences. By the end of the book they find their common ground. The change and growth the characters experience is a process of particular interest. Throughout the book, there are many changes in the main character, Danny. One of the most important is that he comes to realize that non-Hasidic people are just as good as Hasidic Jews. The same could be said of any two groups of people.
<Tab/>At first Danny thinks all non Hasidic Jews are bad. For example, during the baseball game…