Kyle Lowry

The Giver was written by Lois Lowry and was originally published in 1993. The book follows the story of a twelve year old boy named Jonas who lives in a dystopian world, in a place called ‘The Community’. I enjoyed reading this because there was a strong hidden message that carried on throughout the book. As a whole it was intriguing, but I found it slightly confusing because some details didn’t seem to have much of a connection to the overall story. The story takes place in ‘The Community”,…

The Giver Paragraph The novel, The Giver, shows a community with pros and cons. This essay will explain three pros and three cons. The three pros about the community are there is no war, the temperature is controlled to the perfect climate, and the community leaders give the residents everything essential to living for free. The three cons are there are no feelings, the community is built on lies, and the community makes all of your decisions and you don’t get to choose anything. The first pro…

“There could be love. . .” The Giver by Lois Lowry is great book where it shows what love is. This book is science fiction, which means it takes place in the future that’s fiction. In this book Jonas, the receiver in training, is graduating after his twelves to his future life and job. He is scared to what kind of job he might get, or if he will like it or not. Jonas then gets selected as the receiver in training. In this job Jonas’s will be receiving all the past memories of his community for…

Jonas’s community is the effect of the government having complete control over everyone in the society. The Giver conveyed this message to Jonas, by how through Sameness, they,” gained control of many things...but [they] had to let go of others” (Lowry p.120). In Jonas’s community, the government plays a big role in keeping equality maintained, using methods like eliminating unique characteristics, and keeping the public’s lifestyle structured. In doing so, the government sustained total control…

Avoiding Dystopia According to the American Library Association, over 11,300 books have been challenged since the origin of banned books began 33 years ago. Parents most often challenge these books rather than organizations, teachers or religious groups, and the majority of books banned are within schools and their libraries.When books are banned, it reveals a disapproval of the censors to look at the world with open eyes, to close their eyes just like they closed the banned books. Prohibiting…

Argument Rough Draft Jonas is one of the main characters in the book the giver, but is his assignment a punishment or a honor? Jonas’s assignment as the next receiver of memory is a punishment rather than an honor. Jonas’s is seperate from his friends and age group, he is lonely.The receiver of Memory and Jonas had and has gone through lots of pain. Jonas even with honor and respect is still separate from people in the community. Jonas’s is seperate from his friends and age group, he is…

Imagine for a second, that you are 12, and have just been assigned a job, you do not like your job but you can not change your job. You find yourself in similar scenarios regarding your spouse and children. Can you imagine? Well, this is exactly the kind of scenarios that people in Jonas’ community, in The Giver, experience. People should not be deprived of the right to choose their job, their spouse and the time when they are ready for one, and when they will have children as well as other…

that important person who gives you the courage to face the life. According to The Giver, “Like the Matching of Spouses and the Naming and Placement of new children, the Assignments were scrupulously thought through by the Committee of Elders.” (Lowry, 62). This evidence proves that Jonas’ society did not respect any right of individualism and wipe out people’s…

World without Humanity In the giver by Lois Lowery, the theme of dystopia is explored and it becomes clear that perception of good and bad don’t exist. No individuality means no emotions. Everyone’s life is scripted and assembled together by the chief elder. No one is different except Jonas and the giver. Perception is everything in this world. Some people live in ignorance all the time. Everyone is de-humanized which makes it hard for everyone to understand. That’s what keeps them clam and…

through his magnificent, heroic journey. Lowry argues that to truly live, we must experience pain and joy because it is what defines us. One event that Jonas feels extreme pain is when he is given the memory of war. Jonas see that the Giver is in pain and offers to help relieve some of it. The Giver is overwhelmed and agrees. “Overwhelmed by pain, he lay in the fearsome stench for hours, listened to the men and animal die, and learned what warfare meant,” (Lowry 120). This is the first time…