Title: The Chosen Author:chaim potok essay question: who is the chosen one in this book?

Danny was the chosen one in the book "The Chosen" because he was chosen to comprehend his father's personality and a friend Reuven could trust. However, Danny's ability to read sophisticated books and his eagerness to explore outside of the Hasidic neighborhood gave him an intelligent mind that he was chosen to have. And his silence-ness with his father (Reb Saunders) leads him to be a psychologist. Because Danny respected and forgave his father, his …

…that he could comprehend his father's personality and learn to understand the feelings of others, showed that Danny was the chosen one in the story. In conclusion, Danny was the chosen one because he did not give up being a psychologist, even thought he was supposed to be a Tzaddik according to his family background. Danny should change the religion of Hasidim a little bit because than he could be a psychologist and a rabbi.