After Reuven Malter returned home from the hospital, Danny came to visit and apologize for hitting him in the face with a baseball. At first, the conversation between the two was not very pleasant, but changed dramatically when they both discovered each others more admirable qualities. When Danny decided that Reuven was the kind of person that he would like to be friends with, he first had to consult with his father about the relationship.

"He wants to meet you. I told him we were friends. He always has to approve of my friends. Especially if they're outside the fold." (111)

After spending an entire night with Danny and his father, Reuven was finally "chosen" by Reb Saunders as a suitable friend for Danny. In a sense, the entire process was a selection. Danny had no choice in who he could spend hi

It is apparent that throughout the novel, Danny does not want to be a tzaddik,

This event, though small in length, goes into the main theme of being the "chosen" within the story. Danny was caught up in a tangled life just as the fly was. Everyone and everything seemed to be telling him to stay in the confines of the family's Hasidic beliefs. His father, like the spider, was the creator of Danny's enclosed lifestyle and did not want to let him spread his wings free like the fly. Although he thought he could keep Danny within those barriers, he did not expect an outside source such as Reuven to help him discover a more satisfying life than being simply, the "chosen". When the restrictions of Danny's old lifestyle collapsed as the web did, he flew free and Reb Saunders ran away, scared and worried. This, as you can see, is exactly what happened within the novel.

Just as Reb Saunders chose Danny's companions, he also played a large part in choosing his future college and occupation. Danny had been "chosen" by his father to be his successor as a tzaddik in the Jewish community. He was in a sense, the Frankenstein of Reb Saunders ; who was created to follow in the footsteps of his father. Similar to Frankenstein though, Danny's interests were not that of his creator. He wished to thrive on new knowledge or anything else he could get his hands on. As a

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Approximate Word count = 924
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)