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“We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with differences and did away with differences.” He thought for a moment. “We gained control of many things, but we had to let go of others.” This was written in the novel, The Giver, by Lois Lowry. Just one of few Newberry Award winning books she wrote. Lois Lowry had a wonderful childhood, with a lot of moving, that influence here writing. Her books also have a unique style that was also was also influenced by her past. All the…

Have you ever thought what if I had tried harder then I would have succeeded? Most likely you have and that is known as counterfactual thinking. Counterfactual thinking is the theory of what could have been. We tend to correlate our failures with counterfactual thinking. For example, if we had studied harder on that test and not gone out that night we might have gotten an A on the test not a B. We can also look at counterfactual thinking in a positive way and how that helps us in our lives. In…

The Theme of Handmaid’s Tale Living a life without meaning is much akin to an ocean containing no water, all humans pursue their own particular meaning, and moments come when meaning can be brought closer in reach. The winds of time flow without a halt, opportunities to gain a better life scarcely leak out and sometimes one is left stranded in the dark. Time is a component quantity which plays a role in the sequence of events, and plays a significant role in providing opportunities for…

“No man is an island” is a popular proverb used all around the world. It is defined as no one is self sufficient and that everyone relies on one another. Although we are different ethnicities and races, Donne teaches us the idea that we are all connected in many ways. No man can achieve their goals when isolated from others. There’s no place, culture, race or people better than another; we are all united. Donne’s poem gives an interesting insight in the meditation of how we are all connected to…

The book, ‘The Giver’ written by Lois Lowry is a futuristic novel about communities trying to achieve utopia. In their desire for this perfect world, a concept called Sameness is introduced which means that every aspect of their communities are uniform and monotonous. They are oblivious to concepts such as colours, true love, war, pain, hunger, freedom of choice and seasons. They live in a society where they are trying to achieve mechanical perfection. It is meticulously ordered, but unknowingly…

Image a world where everybody and everything was the same. That’s how the main character, Jonas, lived in the book The Giver by Lois Lowry. Jonas is a twelve-year-old boy who gets chosen to be the new Receiver of Memory. In the community this is one of the most important jobs, because they learn about everything in the outside world. Then, later he realizes what the community has taken from them. As Jonas starts to receive the memories that The Giver transfers to him he makes a brave…

Lois Lowry and Gary Ross teach us what it means to live a satisfying life. Discuss. The two parallel worlds between the novel, ‘The Giver,’ written by Lois Lowry, and within the award-winning movie, ‘Pleasantville’ directed by Gary Ross, explore similar attempts, by society to create an idealistic world that contradicts the nature of living a satisfying life. Unlike the life that we are familiar with, the lives of the characters in these universes, live under strict conformity as they strive…

“I'm not unhappy," he said. "Only people with no purpose are unhappy. I've got a purpose.” (Clare, 240) This quote is said by Jace, one of the main characters of the novel, City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare. During this part of the novel he is talking to Clary, the protagonist of the novel, about what his life purpose is. You see, Jace parents suffered from an awful death, when they got betrayed by one of their friends. Jace was just ten years old when the incident happened. So he is explaining…

Language- Simile. The sentence (taken from Chapter 11 page no. 82) has a simile as a comparison has been made between the snow flakes that were in Jonas’ hand and the cold fur using the word like. “He could see a bright, whirling torrent of crystals in the air around him, and he could see them gather on the backs of his hands, like cold…

Making Choices Color, love, pain, these freedoms are all connected, but could you ever think of a life without them? In the book The Giver, Lois Lowry creates this community that lacks sense of happiness or heartache. It's a town with strict rules and sameness, bland, and plain, almost nothing. The main character Jonas receives the power of feeling and seeing affection, discomfort,and his vision begins to morph into color. With these abilities, he feels the need to share them with his community.…