This book is regarding the contrasts between Reuven and his environment in the book The Chosen by Chaim Potok

Reuven's Environment Contrast
Reuven makes a transition of great magnitude in character and form of perspective. Reuven's first experience turned him to form opinions and ideas of Danny's Hasidic neighborhood, which brought him further away from his Jewish faith. His second visit pushes these accusations away, subsiding to a humble and respective view of the area. Reuven seems to notice the negative aspects of the visual imagery upon his first arrival; the "narrow street crowded with brownstones and sycamores . . . a good deal older and less neatly kept." At Reuven's first visit in the le…