The Giver

The Giver is a dystopian novel written by lois lowry. I also got the chance to see the movie part in school. I think that the movie adaptation was weak . Think that the producers did a great job. Overall i think that the adaptation to The Giver was weak. The producers of the movie added some characters. I think that some of these characters were not needed. Some characters were that fiona was not a nurturer in the book. I think that this was a good change because it made more sense that Jonas…

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,…

other. Due to the poor development of the setting and the tone of The Giver, I would not recommend this to you. In addition, I am not the only one who objects the fact that The Giver would be described as an interesting and a mind blowing novel. “This book was absolutely HORRIBLE! I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone. This is a hundred-percent don’t read” (Wynn). This reveals the fact that it is not just me who dislikes The Giver and would not even want to give…

freedoms would you give up for a peaceful society? We cannot give up such rights for a peaceful society. the giver is about all the flaws of what is thought to be a utopia. A young man (Jonas) becomes the receiver of memories and discovers many terrible and wonderful things the old world had, such as animals and color. Jonas decides the community should see these memories he has received from the Giver. Jonas then sets off to escape the society to save a young child that he learns to love.…

the same. The Giver is a science fiction novel by Lois Lowry about a twelve-year-old boy named Jonas who believes that he lives in a perfect community. After the important Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas receives a major job with unique responsibilities. As the new Receiver of Memories, Jonas is mentored by the Giver, a tired, old man filled with pain from holding memories of the world. Jonas learns that his community is filled with sameness. In fact, there are almost no differences.…

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…

Imagine living in a community where there is no pain, feeling, hunger, or differences. Lois Lowry, the author of The Giver, writes about a utopian society where everything and everyone is the same, except for The Giver and Jonas. Jonas is a twelve year old boy, who was selected the most honorable job in the community, Reciever of Memory. As excited as he is, Jonas learns that he will become lonely. He was told that the job will give him wisdom, but he will experience pain. Jonas learns about the…

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…

seeing the future will guide you on what might take place in your life. Jonas is being taught to be the receiver of memory. The giver is sharing memories with him so the community doesn’t get them. He has hallucinations of the past. Near the end, Jonas gets the desire to leave and get his plan accomplished. He might be seeing events of the future. In the end of The Giver, Jonas and Gabriel are just hallucinating about making it to the house because they have a desire, the travel was very hard on…

“Don’t be sorry for the truth. A harsh truth is less damaging than a tender lie, and the worst lies are the ones we tell ourselves.” In the story, The Giver by Lois Lowry, and the article, “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, both main characters are poised as hero’s. In The Giver, Jonas is selected as the receiver of memory. After many months of training, Jonas’s realizes that there is more beyond what he has learned in his community. He learns about family, music, and most of all, love. Jonas…