The Giver
Since the beginning of time, humans have formed settlements in order to survive. Naturally the settlements have become more advanced and complex. Communities and settlements advanced as did society and the way people lived. The settlements became more organized with laws, forms of government have been created, and they even had leaders. As time passed, novels plotlines have advanced in this same way. An example would be Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver that takes place within a Utopia.
According to literary experts, Utopia means “no place’’ in Greek and is used to describe a work of literature in which an ideal society is created. The word dystopia is a Greek word meaning “bad or impaired place.” In Lois Lowry novel The Giver the …show more content…
Jonas’s family did care for him, but they never loved him like a parent would love a son. This is also shown with Gabe, because they cared for him, but were not hesitant to let Gabe be released. In addition, in this community they aren’t allowed to lie, but this is false because the Chief Elder has not told her citizens of the past, and the memories that it holds.
Within the novel, an example of a real and fake situation is that the families are fake. They live like a family would, and too them, how they act within the community, that is what a real family is. In one way their family is real, but on the other hand they don’t know what love is therefore they cannot care for one another like a real family should. Throughout the community no family is able to care for their sons or daughters like a real family should.
In addition, one way in the story that is fair/unfair is that they are killing Gabe just for not passing his maturity test. Jonas realizes that his father said they were going to kill Gabe, and starts to take Gabe and run away from the community. Jonas punched his friend and started off on the bike, and took Gabe until he reached the boundaries of memories. Through the rough weather he finally reached the boundary of
Since the beginning of time, humans have formed settlements in order to survive. Naturally the settlements have become more advanced and complex. Communities and settlements advanced as did society and the way people lived. The settlements became more organized with laws, forms of government have been created, and they even had leaders. As time passed, novels plotlines have advanced in this same way. An example would be Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver that takes place within a Utopia.
According to literary experts, Utopia means “no place’’ in Greek and is used to describe a work of literature in which an ideal society is created. The word dystopia is a Greek word meaning “bad or impaired place.” In Lois Lowry novel The Giver the …show more content…
Jonas’s family did care for him, but they never loved him like a parent would love a son. This is also shown with Gabe, because they cared for him, but were not hesitant to let Gabe be released. In addition, in this community they aren’t allowed to lie, but this is false because the Chief Elder has not told her citizens of the past, and the memories that it holds.
Within the novel, an example of a real and fake situation is that the families are fake. They live like a family would, and too them, how they act within the community, that is what a real family is. In one way their family is real, but on the other hand they don’t know what love is therefore they cannot care for one another like a real family should. Throughout the community no family is able to care for their sons or daughters like a real family should.
In addition, one way in the story that is fair/unfair is that they are killing Gabe just for not passing his maturity test. Jonas realizes that his father said they were going to kill Gabe, and starts to take Gabe and run away from the community. Jonas punched his friend and started off on the bike, and took Gabe until he reached the boundaries of memories. Through the rough weather he finally reached the boundary of