Characterization is the concept of creating a mental image of the characters in the reader's mind. Characterization is important to the novel "The Giver" because it helps the reader feel attached to the characters. Not only that, but it keeps the story realistic and interesting. There are two types of characterization, direct and indirect. Direct characterization is when the author straightforward tells you what the characters personality is. Indirect characterization is when a character's personality is found through context clues such as speech, actions, or appearance. Consequently, without characterization, the story would be unrelatable and harder to picture. The authors use characterization to keep the story intriguing and realistic.
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His discomfort for being singled out at the Ceremony is essentially only his first taste of the isolation he will experience as the new Receiver. When Jonas asks if he will be able to have a family because of his job he is simply told “There will be a whole part of your life which you won't be able to share with a family. It's hard, Jonas. It was hard for me." (13.50-51) For Jonas, isolation has to do with the burden of duty. To break his isolation would be to share the memories he holds with others—which we know would cause them great pain. In this way, Jonas is self-sacrificing. His isolation is shown once again when his thoughts are revealed quoting, “On those days, worried and disappointed, Jonas would walk alone beside the river. The paths were empty of people except for the few Delivery Crews and Landscape Workers here and there. Small children were all at the Childcare Center after school and the older ones busy with volunteer hours or training”. (13.80-81 Jonas seems to be the only Twelve who is isolated because of his job. This is, needless to say, even more isolating for Jonas. This effects his mother and father because there is whole part of his life Jonas can’t share with them and may be causing them to worry. The isolation causes him to act more distant and keeps him from sharing as much with his
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His discomfort for being singled out at the Ceremony is essentially only his first taste of the isolation he will experience as the new Receiver. When Jonas asks if he will be able to have a family because of his job he is simply told “There will be a whole part of your life which you won't be able to share with a family. It's hard, Jonas. It was hard for me." (13.50-51) For Jonas, isolation has to do with the burden of duty. To break his isolation would be to share the memories he holds with others—which we know would cause them great pain. In this way, Jonas is self-sacrificing. His isolation is shown once again when his thoughts are revealed quoting, “On those days, worried and disappointed, Jonas would walk alone beside the river. The paths were empty of people except for the few Delivery Crews and Landscape Workers here and there. Small children were all at the Childcare Center after school and the older ones busy with volunteer hours or training”. (13.80-81 Jonas seems to be the only Twelve who is isolated because of his job. This is, needless to say, even more isolating for Jonas. This effects his mother and father because there is whole part of his life Jonas can’t share with them and may be causing them to worry. The isolation causes him to act more distant and keeps him from sharing as much with his