Jonas Salk

Who would’ve thought that a story from hundreds of years in the past and a story from hundreds of years in the future would have two characters with so many similarities. Huckleberry Finn from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Jonas from The Giver are more similar than you think. They also have several differences. The first thing to be compared are the stories themselves. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes place in the 1840s while The Giver takes place sometime in the future. Both…

The giver showed Jonas a video of the release. They stick a needle into their veins and inject something into them and made them go limp. Then they through the person. Jonas got really mad and then for doing that to a person. The giver explained that they don't have feelings. Then they planned Jonas would run away and all the memories come back to the community and everyone would get the memories. Then it all went wrong because they were going to release game the next day. So Jonas left that…

The Giver is mostly about a boy named Jonas, who lives in a dystopian society. The book explains everything that happens in the society very detailedly so it is easy to get into character. One thing that really caught my interest was when Jonas was dishonest to Asher. This caught my interest because Asher and Jonas are truly good friends and I would have never thought that one would lie to the other. Although I know Asher is his friend, I also know that Jonas is now allowed to lie and he…

In the movie there are some similarities. The first one I noticed was that Sarah didn’t believe that John Smith was his real name. I think she didn’t believe him because it is such a common name. Another one is Bernie Kosar follows John everywhere. If John is going to school or running in the woods Bernie is always there. When Henri was telling John that they had to leave, John just held him in the air until he agreed to let them stay so he could say bye to Sarah. Also both in the book and the…

past. In The Giver, by Lois Lowry, a young boy lives in a perfect world, or so he thought. In this dystopian novel, Jonas receives a new job, and during his training, he realizes what is missing from his and his community’s lives- memories. With other members of his community not believing they’re important, Jonas strives to gain as many memories as possible; before it’s too late. Jonas’ experiences develop a theme over the course of The Giver by teaching the reader that without memories, a…

becomes a Receiver of Memories , but then runs away and the memories that he has received begin to fade away back to his old community. Jonas’ develop a theme over the course of The Giver by teaching the reader that with every action there will be a positive or negative consequence. (outcome) Although some readers believe that there is only one type of consequence jonas’ experiences show that when you do something another thing will happen and it will be good or bad. The consequences in The…

do something challenging. Some people sacrifice health for others. Jonas sacrifices his health for the benefit of the community. Jonas’ sacrifice of his own well being communicates his values freedom and of true knowledge for the community. Jonas suffers hunger, pain, and loneliness. Most people have enough to eat, but those of us who don’t have enough can relate to Jonas when it says “At night, while gabriel slept beside him, Jonas lay awake, tortured by hunger” (173). We do not want people to…

Image that a society was sameness, same haircut, can not see color. It's a whole different world. In modern society you can be who you are. In The giver by lois lowry there is a boy named Jonas who he was picked to be the next receiver of memory . Everyday he will go see the giver and recive memories. Then Jonas started to notice something after he receives the memories. Although the book begins with what seems to be a perfect utopia but it turns out that it's a dystopia. First, the way in…

Giver by author Lois Lowry help us greater comprehend the meanings she portrays in the novel. These symbols help us understand the individual characters and other plot elements in the novel, as well as the setting as well. For example, the symbol that Jonas, a boy in the age group of Twelve years of age, and Gabriel, a small male new child still not in the age group of One yet, being two of the few people that have light eyes shows their difference and uniqueness in a futuristic utopian…

The Giver is about a young boy named Jonas. He is selected as the new Receiver of Memory one December when he turned Twelve. Being the Receiver is a big honor, it requires intelligence, integrity, and courage, he had it. Jonas arrived at the House Of The Old and greets all of those there, including Fiona, the attendants, and the elders. He treats them with care, and gently helps them get in the tub for a bath. Set in a community with no climate, emotions, choices, or memories Lois Lowry tells…