The Chosen: The Similar Desires of David Malter and Reb Saunders Sometime during the 1940’s, two boys became acquainted by an unfortunate incident on a baseball field. This unfortunate incident was when the eye of one baseball player took the direct hit of a baseball thrown by the other player. However, the final outcome was that the two boys, Danny Saunders and Reuven Malter became very good friends. Naturally, as they developed their friendship, the boys met each other’s father and soon discovered how each father was similar and different. In The Chosen, by Chaim Potok, David Malter and Reb Saunders were similar in their d