In The Chosen, by Chaim Potok, every character, event or subject has a parallel or opposite. These relationships are used to explain things that the author is unable to just say. Three examples of these relationships are the Malter’s apartment and the Saunders’ apartment, David Malter and Reb Saunders, and David Malter and Rev Gershenson. The Malter’s apartment and the Saunders’ apartment are similar to each other. When Reuven walks in for the first time, he compares everything to his own apartment. While he is doing this, it is shown that they are living in the same apartment, with the same rooms and design. Reuven compares how Danny’s room is what, in Reuven’s apartment, was Mr. Malter’s room, and Reb Saunders’ office is where his father’s