The Giver, by Lois Lowry, is a science fiction story about a young boy named Jonas who learns about the world that has been hidden from his whole community. He is given an assignment to have the memories of the last world to be transferred to him from an old man called the Giver. When Jonas gets the memories he is horrified by what he sees. But, he more terrified by what he learns about his community. He wants to change the people and show them what they do is wrong. Lowry vividly illustrates that the knowledge of oppression leads to freedom through characterization, allusion, and foreshadowing.
First, the authors use of characters exemplifies that knowledge of oppression leads to freedom. This is clear when the Chief Elder gives Jonas his assignment as the receiver of memory and us brought up to the stage. She begins to tell the crowd about the traits that Jonas possesses. “He has shown all the qualities that a Receiver must have. Intelligence… Integrity… Courage… Wisdom.” (pg. 62) The author uses traits to help us understand the characters and tell us why he was picked for the job. Knowing these factors that makes Jonas Jonas, we can see how he is able to overcome the oppression to free the …show more content…
This is clear when Asher and Jonas are playing catch with an apple and he sees the apple change in the air just for a second, and then it goes back to normal. “The apple had changed. Just for an instant. It was in his hand an he looked at it carefully, but it was was the same apple.” (pg. 24) The apple is an allusion to “forbidden fruit” from the Tree of Knowledge. In the story of Adam and Eve, Eve sees a large tree with fruit on it, she picks one and eats it. She figures out what is happening around her after she eats it much like Jonas is when he sees the apple change. Allusion clearly shows how knowledge of oppression leads to freedom because it allows us to connect the story to something we already
First, the authors use of characters exemplifies that knowledge of oppression leads to freedom. This is clear when the Chief Elder gives Jonas his assignment as the receiver of memory and us brought up to the stage. She begins to tell the crowd about the traits that Jonas possesses. “He has shown all the qualities that a Receiver must have. Intelligence… Integrity… Courage… Wisdom.” (pg. 62) The author uses traits to help us understand the characters and tell us why he was picked for the job. Knowing these factors that makes Jonas Jonas, we can see how he is able to overcome the oppression to free the …show more content…
This is clear when Asher and Jonas are playing catch with an apple and he sees the apple change in the air just for a second, and then it goes back to normal. “The apple had changed. Just for an instant. It was in his hand an he looked at it carefully, but it was was the same apple.” (pg. 24) The apple is an allusion to “forbidden fruit” from the Tree of Knowledge. In the story of Adam and Eve, Eve sees a large tree with fruit on it, she picks one and eats it. She figures out what is happening around her after she eats it much like Jonas is when he sees the apple change. Allusion clearly shows how knowledge of oppression leads to freedom because it allows us to connect the story to something we already