Lowry, Lois. The Giver.: Lois Lowry, 1993. Print The Giver by accomplished author Lois Lowry is a dystopian novel featuring a young man named Jonas. In this dystopian society every year 12s go to the ceremony where they receive jobs. This society had always seemed normal to Jonas until that day. He had been chosen to be the receiver, one who receives memories from the past in order to make decisions to better the society. Once his job was selected for him, he went to his job and received some…
This essay discusses Jonas’s decisions and why people should support it. In Lois Lowry’s book, The Giver, Jonas decides to leave the safety of the community to allow Gabriel to live, to allow the memories to return to the community, for Jonas to live a meaningful life and for the Giver to have a second chance at helping the community at a time of distress when Jonas’s memories return to the people. Jonas’s decision was the preferred one. How and why is releasing Jonas’s memories to the community…
In the book The Giver, the Elders created a utopian society. The citizens of the community had to give up many personal freedoms. Everyone was the same and nobody was different… except some people. First, the citizens could not say what they wanted to each other so they gave up their freedom of speech. There were a couple of reasons why the elders would give up that personal freedom. Lies could be told to other citizens which was a huge rule in the community. People could brag about what they…
In the giver, Jonas the main character risked his life so many times to escape the community with no choices, feelings and uniqueness. I support Jonas’s decision to escape because of these three points. They don't see cool and beautiful things like colours, sleds and more. The second reason is, they never got to experience love. Finally, citizens in the community never had choices. The First reason I supported Jonas when he escaped is, they don't get to experience the fun and exhilarating…
Have you ever wondered why diversity and choice is important or if sameness is positive or dreadful? In The Giver, by Lois Lowry, sameness in a way is good and bad, but they still have advantages and disadvantages. Sameness is good because everyone experiences the same thing therefore, no one in any way is greater than another, and feelings are completely diminished. Disadvantages include, no siblings that look alike Everyone, in my opinion, should have the right of choice and diversity.…
The Giver meets the criteria for quality adolescent literature. This novel takes young adults away to another world. Like an escape from what is real to something that is fiction, making fiction seem real. Though the novel is neither science fiction or fantasy, it still shares the same characteristics. In the novel The Giver, everything is controlled from climate to color; families to jobs; life to death. The climate stays the same all year round therefore, they have never seen snow or…
The Giver “After The Ruin we started over, creating a new society, one of true equality. Rules were the building blocks of that equality. We learned them as Newchildren. Rules like: “use precise language,” “wear your assigned clothing,” “take your morning medication,” “obey the curfew, never lie,”……We lived in a world where differences weren't allowed. There was no "popular." “No fame.” “No losers and no winners.” Our Elders had eliminated all of that, so there'd be no conflict between us. Fear,…
As conformity unites societies, individualism weakens it. The Giver by Lois Lowry, tells the story of a 12-year-old boy living safely in a community, a place where there is no war, no judgement and no unhappiness. Only if society in the real world was like this. First of all, there would be no wars. This is because everyone would think the same and no one would disagree with each other. Third of all there would be no judgement. This would mean that there would be no bullying and racism. For…
The SEEALL Academy Victoria Kapusi 801 The Giver The famous author of the book “The Giver” once said that “The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.” In “The Giver” Jonas becomes assigned to being the new receiver, which is the highest honored and most important job in the…
(1) The first thought that I remember was how in 1975 on a regular morning while Lois Lowry husband was away at work and her kids were at school. Lois Lowry had gone outside to scrape the leftovers to her dog and then she smelled something in the air that trigger one of her childhood memories when she was 8 or 9 years old in 1945.After she had a flashback on one of her childhood memories she went back into her house and went to her typewriter and sat down and began writing about that day. Her…