Danny Saunders
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Danny Saunders is a brilliant Hasidic Jewish teenager whose complex relationship with his father and best friend explores faith, identity, and tradition in Chaim Potok’s novel "The Chosen."
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| age | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Chosen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Jewish American literature
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coming-of-age novel ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brilliant
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conflicted ⓘ emotionally sensitive ⓘ intellectually gifted ⓘ |
| conflictAbout |
personal identity
ⓘ
relationship with his father ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ |
| createdBy | Chaim Potok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdInYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| culturalBackground | Hasidic Jewish ⓘ |
| desires |
academic freedom
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pursuit of secular knowledge ⓘ |
| education | yeshiva student ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
faith
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father-son relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ tradition ⓘ |
| fatherRole | rebbe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Chosen (1967 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendshipThemeWith | Reuven Malter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasBestFriend | Reuven Malter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Reb Isaac Saunders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Levi Saunders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interestedIn |
Talmudic study
ⓘ
psychology ⓘ secular literature ⓘ |
| isHeirTo | Hasidic dynasty ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Yiddish ⓘ |
| livesIn |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
foil to Reuven Malter
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protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | future tzaddik ⓘ |
| religion | Hasidic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfLife | Hasidic community in Brooklyn ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
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