How experiences in the lifes of the characters in "Davita's Harp" shape the persons they've become.

<Tab/>Everyone is raised in a different childhood. The denotative meaning of childhood is the state of being a child; the period of somebody's life when he or she is a child; an early period or stage in the development or existence of something. Each childhood effects how the person turns out in the future. Events can change a person's quality or aspects on life. Their childhood can determine their views …

…from. "Davita's Harp" gives readers themes through out the story on how to be true humanitarians. Potok symbolizes his story to teach people that they cannot judge others with out truly knowing their pasts. Experiences in anyone's life can change the outcome of that person. It makes an outcome that can be good, evil, right, or wrong. This is why one must know someone's or something's "past" before one can conclude on it or them.