Kyle Lowry

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…

vibrant, lifelike characters such as the main protagonist Jonas, his instructor The Giver, a child that is brought into contact with Jonas, Gabriel.The novel is meaningful, and poignant,containing many valuable life lessons. In the The Giver by Lois Lowry, Lowry highlights the importance of freedom, freedom to make choices is an essential component of human life. She suggests this by showing Jonas’ understanding of the…

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…

Utopian worlds do not work and will eventually fail. In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Chief Elders build a community to protect people from the real world. Jonas receives the job of becoming the Receiver and works with the Giver who gives him memories. Jonas realizes that feelings and making your own choices are good and people should have the right to do that. Jonas runs away from the community and sets free the memories. Jonas realizes that the life the community is living is not a…

Jonas is a dynamic protagonist in The Giver. Jonas is an average 11 year old boy with dark, short hair, pale eyes, and he is relatively fit. In the novel, Lowry describes Jonas’ physical traits directly. However, she describes his personality indirectly through how other people view him and how he acts. Jonas has two main friends, but there is no true social hierarchy. Compared to the others his age in the story Jonas has stronger, more confusing emotions. Jonas’ purpose in The Giver is to show…