Analysis Of The Giver By Lowis Lowry

We will interpret the story “The Giver” by Lowis Lowry. There is a community which has certain rules to be respected some of the rules are; the use of precise language, use assigned clothing which was white, take a daily medicine which was an injection every morning, and another one was to never lie. The only person allowed to lie was The Giver. Nobody in the community had a last name and they never have a chance to know who their biological parents are. In the community certain people get assigned a kid and are responsible for procreating, them kind of like a family. At the age of 18 each youth is assigned a trade, this trade is given thanks some special characteristics they have. As we can see this is a control world, they aren’t allowed to make any kind of decision, they aren’t allowed to be themselves. In the community in which they live there are no differences, disorder, chaos or feelings, nor color race or religion. There aren’t individuals they are seen as a community. Everything is controlled since the leaders don’t want to return to the past world where it had envy, anger, resentment and bad feelings.

As the story keeps going Jonas the protagonist was assigned a job whose name the giver. At first he had no idea in what the job was however he felt special. …show more content…
The memories The Giver transmit to Jonas let him see all the things and feelings that exists in the other world whether good or bad. The receiver who was the giver before Jonas had five rules for training him. Jonas can only be train with the memories, he is exempt from the courtesy rules therefore he could ask anything to anyone, he can only receive the daily injection, no other medication, he can’t talk to anyone about training ever and finally he can