Cliff Notes on The Chosen

✍ Scribed by Stephen J. Greenstein

• Publisher: Cliffs Notes
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 65
• Series: Cliffs Notes
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background.

CliffsNotes on The Chosen reveals the condition of American Jews living in two cultures, one secular and one religious. In his classic novel, author Chaim Potok is describing not only the lives of the characters but his own life, as well.

With this study guide, you’ll be able to walk a mile in the shoes of a Jewish American of the 1940s. You'll also gain insight into the life of Potok and historical influences on this novel. Other features that help you study include

• Character analyses of major players
• A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
• Critical essays
• Review questions and suggested writing topics
• Discussion of the firm version of the novel and how it compares to the original work

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✦ Table of Contents

CliffsNotes on Potok's The Chosen......Page 1
THE CHOSEN......Page 2
CONTENTS......Page 4
LIFE AND BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR......Page 6
INTRODUCTION TO THE NOVEL......Page 8
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION TO THE NOVEL......Page 10
A BRIEF SYNOPSIS......Page 16
LIST OF CHARACTERS......Page 19
Summary......Page 21
Commentary......Page 22
Glossary......Page 23
Summary......Page 25
Commentary......Page 26
Glossary......Page 31
Summary......Page 32
Commentary......Page 33
Glossary......Page 36
Summary......Page 37
Commentary......Page 38
Glossary......Page 42
Summary......Page 43
Commentary......Page 44
Glossary......Page 46
Summary......Page 47
Commentary......Page 48
Glossary......Page 50
Commentary......Page 51
DANNY SAUNDERS......Page 55
REUVEN MALTER......Page 56
DAVID MALTER......Page 57
CONFLICTING CULTURES IN THE NOVEL......Page 58
THE FILM VERSION OF THE NOVEL......Page 59
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ESSAY TOPICS......Page 62
BOOKS ABOUT JUDAISM......Page 63
CRITICAL WORKS ABOUT POTOK......Page 64