History is our past, present, and it has a big impact on our future. Understanding our past helps us understand our lives now. People often wonder what our lives would be like if we had no memory of the past. Lois Lowry’s The Giver challenges this question. The society in The Giver has no knowledge of their past, only knowledge of their own lives. In this book, society seems perfect to everyone except Jonas and the giver. The giver still has knowledge of the past and gives those memories to Jonas. Jonas starts to see things in a completely different way after even just a few memories of the past. In the book The Giver by Lois Lowry, the theme is memory/history based on the symbols of positive memories, negative memories, and that the community
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First of all, the text states, “Comprehending all of those things as he sped downward, he was free to enjoy the breathless glee that overwhelmed him: the speed, the clear cold air, the total silence, the feeling of balance and excitement and peace.” (82) This is talking about a positive memory, the memory of sledding. This is the first memory Jonas receives from the Giver. Second of all, another part of the text states, “Close your eyes and be still, now. I’m going to give you a memory of a rainbow.” (96) This is another positive memory the Giver is giving Jonas, and he hasn’t really given Jonas any negative memories yet. Third of all, the text says, “I’ve decided. We’ll start with something familiar. Let’s go once again to a hill, and a sled. He placed his hands on Jonas’s back.” (107) This is describing the Giver who is giving Jonas yet another positive memory. He wasn’t planning on giving Jonas the memory of sledding again, but he did because he felt bad because Jonas was sad after watching the ceremony with the twins. So, the Giver gives Jonas positive memories because he feels bad about giving him negative …show more content…
The Giver feels bad about giving Jonas negative memories, so he gives him some positive memories. These memories cause Jonas to see the world in a new way and wish their community was different than what it is. The negative memories that Jonas receives causes him lots of pain. However, Jonas can’t receive happy memories forever, he has to face the memories. If the community had the memories, they would go into chaos. Jonas is already on an emotional roller coaster, and the community would hop on that ride if they got the memories as well. Their society would be ruined if everyone had the memories. The society in Lois Lowry’s The Giver has no memory of the past except for their own lives and childhood. They don’t have color, love, almost everything that we have today. All in all, the book revolves around the fact that their society doesn’t have memory and history, so the theme is
First of all, the text states, “Comprehending all of those things as he sped downward, he was free to enjoy the breathless glee that overwhelmed him: the speed, the clear cold air, the total silence, the feeling of balance and excitement and peace.” (82) This is talking about a positive memory, the memory of sledding. This is the first memory Jonas receives from the Giver. Second of all, another part of the text states, “Close your eyes and be still, now. I’m going to give you a memory of a rainbow.” (96) This is another positive memory the Giver is giving Jonas, and he hasn’t really given Jonas any negative memories yet. Third of all, the text says, “I’ve decided. We’ll start with something familiar. Let’s go once again to a hill, and a sled. He placed his hands on Jonas’s back.” (107) This is describing the Giver who is giving Jonas yet another positive memory. He wasn’t planning on giving Jonas the memory of sledding again, but he did because he felt bad because Jonas was sad after watching the ceremony with the twins. So, the Giver gives Jonas positive memories because he feels bad about giving him negative …show more content…
The Giver feels bad about giving Jonas negative memories, so he gives him some positive memories. These memories cause Jonas to see the world in a new way and wish their community was different than what it is. The negative memories that Jonas receives causes him lots of pain. However, Jonas can’t receive happy memories forever, he has to face the memories. If the community had the memories, they would go into chaos. Jonas is already on an emotional roller coaster, and the community would hop on that ride if they got the memories as well. Their society would be ruined if everyone had the memories. The society in Lois Lowry’s The Giver has no memory of the past except for their own lives and childhood. They don’t have color, love, almost everything that we have today. All in all, the book revolves around the fact that their society doesn’t have memory and history, so the theme is