Commendation Medal

trees in what appears to be a forest. While examining the cover it appears that the images are realistic rather than an animated design. On most covers displayed in bookstores or libraries, there is a gold medal between the old man and the forest that shows the John Newberry Medal. Having this medal largely displayed on the cover illustrates that the book is widely known, influencing the reader thoughts on the novel. Cover A of The Giver does not appear to be targeted to a young audience, which…

I’m arguing that in the book The Giver by Lois Lowry, the community in which the main character lives in is utopia. Firstly, it’s a utopia because of the pre-organised lives that everyone lives and enjoys. In the book it says; “he was certain that his Assignment, whatever it was to be, would be the right one for them (Lowry, 52-53).” This shows the faith and trust that Jonas and the people around him, have in the elders to choose their jobs correctly. They also trust that they will choose their…

Compare and Contrast Essay What if you lived in a society where everything was “perfect” and everyone was the same? In the book The Giver, the main character Jonas lives in a so-called “perfect” community. There are specific rules so that everything is not chaotic and out of order. The concepts of the the rules kids can only start riding bikes at the age of 9, when Stirrings started then you had to take the pills, and kids got their lifetime jobs at the age of 12 and were considered adults are…

The title of The Giver is demonstrated throughout the book by The Giver transmitting memories to Jonas, giving Jonas love and wisdom, and then Jonas passing on that love to Gabriel. All these memories gave Jonas the ability to see his community as it really was, lifeless. Nobody in his community was able to perceive the true meaning of happiness or pain. This made Jonas angry because he wasn’t able to share his true feelings with anyone except The Giver. Together they devised a plan that would…

In The Giver, Jonas– a boy who lives in a community where everything is the same– makes very few choices, and because there are no choices, there is no pain, fear, war, or hatred. (cc) People do what they are told to do, so they look like they live in a predictable way doing things without questioning why they should be done. (cp) Their society is so bland, that they cannot even see colors! (cp) Jonas embarks on a journey to leave the community and end this type of “Blandness life”…

The Giver was written by Lois Lowry in the year 1993. The Giver was a huge sensation to young adults. Lois Lowry has received many awards for her book. The greatest achievement for The Giver was The John Newbery Medal in 1994. Other medal awarded to Lois Lowry was the Regina Medal, William Allen White Award, and the American Library Association Award. The Giver has a presumptous plot. The story takes place sometime in the future in an utopian community. In the Utopian community,…

In the book, The Giver Jonas is selected to be the receiver of memories. The Giver transmits his memories before the “sameness” to Jonas. In The Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen is selected to participate in The Hunger Games, she and Gale, the other participant from her district have to fight twenty-two other tributes to win. Both stories have many differences, along with many similarities, some of which including the location of the towns, and even the main conflict. Both stories have many…

Can you imagine the world without color? The book The Giver is about a world without color, memories, pain, feeling and no weather. The Giver is about a 12-year old named Jonas who becomes the receiver of memories and then he escapes with a baby, Gabriel to go to another community. The line between public safety and personal freedoms should be drawn on the side of personal freedoms. In The Giver’s community, there is no color, babies are assigned to families and there is no love. The community…

In The Giver by Lois Lowry, the transfer of memories are significantly diverse to the way we are accustomed to. The process of how memories are transmitted between The Giver and The Receiver of Memory, Jonas, proves this polarity greatly. Some of which is evidently portrayed in the novel through a combination of genetic, spiritual, technological, and magical processes. For example, Jonas’s genetical composition plays a significant role in the transfer of memories since this can be comprehended…

I would not want to live in the society from The Giver. A Nobody gets to make many choices on their own. 1 For the earliest ceremony, the Naming, the Nurturers brought the newchildren to the stage. (Lowry 36) In fact, this quote supports my thesis and my topic sentence by stating that this dystopia does not even let parents choose their own childrens names. 2 “But to be honest, Jonas,” his father said, “for me there was not the element of suspense that there is with your ceremony. Because I was…