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Do you like your life being controlled? How would you feel if you found out what that your whole life has been a lie and you haven’t been living it to the fullest, I know I would do something to make a change. When you figure out that the restrictions around you have more behind them then it seems that should be a time to take action and make a difference that could be for the better. In the Newbery Award-winning novel, “The Giver”, by Lois Lowry, the lifestyle of the Community is affected by…

“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…

In “The Giver” by Lois Lowry, Jonas lives in a community which was made to be perfect. Jonas is soon told about the past and the truth about his community, and he then shortly disagrees on what had taken place. For him to solve and change what is about to take place, he must hold the truth about the real world that is given by the Giver. This story made me realise how perfect their world is, and if ours will ever be as perfect as theirs. The society that Jonas lives in is a Utopian Society…

The Westing Game is an excellent novel as well as movie, however, they tell a somewhat different story. Sandy, Barney, Julian, and Sam are all different people right? This proves to be true in both the movie and the book. The Westing Game, written by Ellen Raskin, is a book about a 12 year old girl named Turtle, or Tabitha Ruth, who discovers who was responsible for the death of her dear Uncle Sam. There is a competition between the characters, and a race against time, to uncover the culprit…

Albert Einstein once said, "Life without playing music is inconceivable... I get most joy in life out of music." Music has been known to bring people joy, but can it bring people success? Music had been a constant in today’s society, whether it be through a computer, mp3, phone, or on the radio. Music is heard all throughout the world, and what is not known about it, is that it can enhance ones athletic ability. Music impacts athletic preparation and performance in five ways: dissociation,…

Sameness is bad Imagine a world where everyone is the same there is no holidays or change of season. Just simply everything is the same. The Giver is a dystopian novel written by Lois Lowry, everyone is the same except the protagonist (Jonas). He can see colors and everyone else can’t, there is also Gabe and the Giver they all have the same color of eyes. Jonas, Gabriel, and the Giver are unique. They all have the same houses practically everything is the same. If sameness was brought into…

Thornton Wilder’s, Our Town is no ordinary play. This play goes through a human being’s ordinary life, learning to cherish the present moment. The play begins with no scenery nor curtain, which gives the audience confusion for the stage manager setting up tables and chairs. However, Wilder displays what is given to them in the present moment. His central theme of this play is understanding and cherishing the beauty of God’s existence in the present world. Thornton Wilder clarifies the…

Comparing and Contrasting the Giver Film and Novel Movies and books both interpret a story differently, usually you would say a movie is better than a book because you don't have to read and wait for something exciting to happen. When you read the original story; novel, you start to realize that the movie version of the story is missing elements that are vital to the story or maybe they really used that element very well throughout the story. It is up to you to determine if they used it wisely.…

Imagine a place where no one has blood related family members, everyone is assured a long, safe, and peaceful life, and everyone’s futures were decided by council members. In other words, that is “the community” in which the story of The Giver written by Lois Lowry takes place. In this novel, lessons and morals concerning the real world are expressed along with the three main themes of the story -- compromise, the power of knowledge, and perspective -- through a story about a boy, in a very…

How many freedoms would you give up for a peaceful society? In The Giver, the author fills our imaginations with a community where color, emotions, and choices of your own are nowhere to be found. The Giver is about a twelve year old boy named Jonas, who lives in the emotionless, colorless place called The Community. Twelves are given jobs on their communal birthday, but instead of receiving a job, Jonas starts his training with a man called The Giver, to become the new Receiver of Memory, which…