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“There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. There once was a very large lake, the largest lake in Texas. That was over 100 years ago. Now it’s just a dry flat wasteland.” (Sachar 3) But Stanley didn’t know that. Little did Stanley this camp would change his life forever. In the novel “Holes” destiny forces Stanley to encounter situations, and he chooses which path to follow. Stanley changes from weak and shy to happy and self reliant because of how Sachar describes him showing weakness,…

The Giver is about an imaginary perfect society, as the book continues on it seems to be more of a dystopia with a controlling government. For people life is a routine activity that rarely changes, like a story mode in a video game. In the United States you can do almost anything as long as it is not harmful. In some ways The Giver society and different but they also have similarities. We both have rules and leaders, but the United States has fewer and less strict rules. Here are…

Imagine a world without religion, without deep emotion, without color. Imagine living in a house with assigned parents with no love or affection. The Giver by Lois Lowry is a novel about a controlled environment. It has gotten rid of war but also many other things. The giver explains to us that the community is very controlling, but made sacrifices to have it their own way.“We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others.” (120). In this, the giver tells us that with what the…

In the book, The Giver, language is often used as a tool for social control. For example the terms release, Ceremony of the Loss, and comfort object have deeper meanings to them than what is displayed to the people community. These terms are used to make pain, grief, suffering and even comfort go away, or at least dull their emotions. The people of the community when kids start to have Stirrings, also known as feelings as a result of puberty. They want everyone to be and feel the same, so that…

In the book, The Giver by Lois Lowry, many controversial utopian ideologies are brought up that can prevent many modern day issues. Specifically, the Community’s regulations on ensuring everything is exactly the same can prevent many problems that arise in our society. The quote, “Almost every citizen in the community had dark eyes,” (20) demonstrates the likeness in the features of everyone. In our society, the immense diversity in race and culture ensures no two people look or act the same.…

Making choices is very important for people on Earth today, however, Jonas’ community never had that luxury. In Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver, the creators of the community eliminated diversity and the ability to make choices. In addition to removing the options people have on Earth today, the Elders created a world where their authority could not be questioned and the rules would not be challenged. Jonas and the Giver are the only members of the community that have ever questioned the Elders’…

What is the difference from the perfect society of The Giver to modern day society? There are many differences like laws, punishments, and how people perceive emotional feelings they also have few similarities like education and protection of their people. Our modern day society is far from perfect, however in The Giver it may appear that their society is perfect, however it isn't it has many major differences from our society and very few similarities to our society as well. The laws of…

Have you ever heard of “The Giver”? If you haven't the you haven't heard of “Jonas”. In this essay I will be consulting to you about how Lois Lowry, the author of “The Giver”, uses a variety of means to characterize “Jonas” in this book. For instance, Lois Lowry makes Jonas appear happy , curious, and different. Now that you know a little bit about of what jonas is like in “The Giver” you will also know some of the things Jonas feels and experiences, as well as some memories. Later on in this…

The Giver follows the story of a young boy living in a seemingly perfect utopian society, that is divided into communities. This rigid society does not value differences, and is void of freedom. When Jonas turns twelve he is assigned to a special role as the Receiver of Memory in the community, which fundamentally changes his character. Jonas gains the ability to See Beyond, and receive memories, which gives him insight into the freedom intolerant ways of the community. The Giver portrays…

What do you think about The Giver? The book The Giver is about a communist community where they remove all freedom and love. This community is horrible because of its lack of freedom. This lack of freedom is caused by the fact that they don’t allow them to apply for jobs, and they release them if they mess up or are now useless. The main reason the community is so bad is because of what they do to the unfit young, twins, the old, or those who mess up more than three times. This is called…