Jonas, the protagonist of Lois Lowry’s “The Giver”, is a hero. For example, after lengthy discussion with the Giver, he decided to leave the community to “find the Elsewhere that they were both sure existed. They knew it would be a very difficult journey.” (Lowry, 158). Jonas rejected an easy life where he would be provided for and ran away from his community to give them back their memories.…
In Lois Lowry’s engaging novel The Giver, we meet a young boy named Jonas who lives in a restricted community where everything is planned out perfectly, when Jonas turns twelve his world is turned upside down when he receives the job, the Receiver Of Memory. As entitled Jonas receives memories and this changes his life forever, he receives memories of joy and pain, this drastic change shows Jonas what him and the community had missed out on for so long. “ Life is meaningless without memories” memories provide joy, pain, and resilience and provide individuality so life with no memories would truly be, meaningless.…
In The Giver, it is very apparent that everyone breaks the rule about not learning to ride a bicycle until the age of nine. Also resisting the power structures, Jonas shows how important his individuality and independence is to him when “… for the first time, [he] did not take his pill. Something within him, something that had grown there through the memories, told him to throw the pill away” (Lowry 129). In addition, both of Jonas’ parents demonstrate resistance to the patriarchal values that circulate their community. Jonas’ mother, who has the position of judge, expresses her frustration at having to punish a repeat offender.…
The Giver Essay In The Giver by Lois Lowry, an important job called the receiver of memory must be assigned to an appropriate candidate. This is because society has chosen security over freedom, they have no danger, no pain, no real emotions. So they must select someone to hold all the memories of suffering, sorrow, and elation so citizens don 't have to experience the risk of choosing wrong or getting hurt. There were many pieces of evidence that assigning a new receiver of memory was a rare opportunity.…
Not too long ago, I reread the most fascinating novel for the second time, but this time with my class. The Giver by Lois Lowry is an absolutely spectacular novel, revolving around a young boy, Jonas, who just turned twelve. Actually, he wasn’t the only one who turned twelve… it was all the Elevens in his community. Meanwhile, at the Twelve Ceremony, Jonas receives the most interesting Assignment of all; The Receiver of Memory. After the ceremony, nothing was ever the same again… for Jonas, at least.…
Could you ever imagine a life of having everything chosen for you? The Giver is a book where the leaders of a futuristic community want everyone to be as similar as possible. They ensure this by having everyone wear the same clothes and have the haircuts. To keep safety and peace in the community the citizens are given no freedoms. Citizens are given their spouses and jobs based on observations made about them.…
Lowry, Lois. The Giver.: Lois Lowry, 1993. Print The Giver by accomplished author Lois Lowry is a dystopian novel featuring a young man named Jonas. In this dystopian society every year 12s go to the ceremony where they receive jobs.…
Seuss’ words are reflected in other books, movies, and songs. The Giver by Lois Lowry is a young-adult novel that explores the theme of self-awareness. In the book, Jonas is assigned the job of Receiver of Memory for his community in which conformity is valued above everything else. Through his journey in self-awareness, Jonas ultimately leaves his community. This theme is also seen in movies.…
In 1993 Louis Lowry writes an apocalyptical novel what is today called The Giver. This novel depicts a clear image on how numb we can be to the world today. The Giver is a novel about a community where everyone is the same; no one or nothing is different. Each member is assigned a certain task to contribute to the wellness of the community at age 12. While every 12 year old gets a normal everyday job, a young boy named Jonas is chosen for an exciting yet painful job.…
Initially, the Giver’s society appears to have qualities that would be great for a community to run smoothly and for everybody to get along and have a good life with no problems. They set rules, rules that keep the society in order and to keep people from questioning the Chief Elders. The children follow the schedule and rule set they are given at school, if they break a rule they are to give the accepted apology to whomever it concerns. When someone breaks the law, depending on how consequential they may go on trial and they may be released, or not. They have a specific rule set for the community and consequences for each offense.…
Jonas learns that the Giver and him are the only two people in the community that share emotions and feelings which greatly impacts him. Jonas thinks he has gained much respect from his community, but when his friends…
The Giver, written by Lois Lowry, is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a community happily following the rules of the community. Everything changes when Jonas is chosen as Receiver of memory in which he will be experiencing learning things that are kept well away from the citizens of the community. Lowry’s characterization of Jonas reveals the importance of freedom through her development of the rules of the community, Jonas’s time with the Giver, and Jonas’s decision to leave the community. The community’s rules emphasizes that freedom is necessary to make choices.…
Later in the book, Jonas learns that even though their is no suffering, his society is bad to live in because they are missing out on a lot. Lois Lowry is warning her readers that conformity is not always a good thing. Being unique and having diversity in the world is very important. No diversity can lead to a very bland and boring society. One example of conformity in The Giver is, at the Ceremony of Twelves, all of the children get assigned jobs that they will have to do until…
In this paper, I will argue that the book and film adaptation of The Giver by Lois Lowry demonstrates the outcome of thoughtlessly following government regulations as seen in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave as well as other theories he examines. The similarities between the context of The Giver and the philosophical standpoints that Pluto stands by is astounding. The Giver follows the life of a 16-year-old boy named Jonas, who lives in a society which is greatly controlled by their community elders. This control ranges from choosing who lives, who dies, the colors people are able to see, their careers and the memories people carry with them.…
The Giver was written by Lois Lowry and was originally published in 1993. The book follows the story of a twelve year old boy named Jonas who lives in a dystopian world, in a place called ‘The Community’. I enjoyed reading this because there was a strong hidden message that carried on throughout the book. As a whole it was intriguing, but I found it slightly confusing because some details didn’t seem to have much of a connection to the overall story.…