The Giver

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…

I plan to read The Giver in a class of 7th graders for at least two weeks (10 days). My intentions for this unit mainly center on working on reading skills, vocabulary expansion, and the development of some critical thinking skills. My objectives specify that the student will be able to define vocabulary, summarize what he/she has read, use his/her pre-established vocabulary words in order to find synonyms for these words and use specification of language, analyze differences in the characters,…

The setting of The Giver is extremely dull. In the story there is no true happiness or pain. Everything is controlled and rules are demanded to be followed. The people see their world in black and white. There is no vibrancy in the objects, which is symbolic to the way the characters felt. The townspeople were neutral inside, never possessing feelings of extreme happiness or sadness. The literary techniques and devices are descriptive in how they help the reader understand how Jonas feels about…

did not have courage, they would be incapable of anything extraordinary. Courage can definitely be connected to my life, the arts, and the world around me. I need to have courage when trying new and challenging things that scare me. Jonas from The Giver needed courage when he decided to rebel against the government to help all the people. Likewise, Mary Tudor had courage when she became the first ruling queen and brought catholicism back to England. Overall, everyone should try their absolute…

No color, love, or war. However, the most important thing they are missing is memories from the past. In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas learns that joyful, sorrowful, and painful memories are all very important. Joyful memories are very important. They give us a positive outlook on life. Joyful memories are the first ones when Jonas first becomes the receiver. The giver starts out with giving Jonas simple, joyful memories. Such as happily sledding in to him, a weird substance called…

In the book The Giver by Lois Lowry Jonas the main character lives in “perfect world”. He learn the memories but is not aloud to tell anybody but wants to tell people. The themes are things are not as perfect as you think and there is more in the world than you are open to. The first theme is shown by the government controlling the town and the town cannot make their own decisions. The second theme is shown because there are more towns that that the people do not know about. The first theme is…

surprises. If Jonas were to decide whether or not to press a “surprise” button, he would press it because he is thoughtful, curious, and apprehensive. Jonas has always caring towards his peers, friends, and family, which is why he was chosen as the new “Giver”. When it comes to pressing a button that says “surprise”, he would think deeply about it, but he would likely press it. He would think about his dark, yet perfect community. Their inability to have feelings and unable to see colors. He…

In the book The Giver age isn’t really important by the time you reach the Ceremony of Twelve. In this world age is a little bit important. The only thing they think is important is training you’ll receive for adult life. This world is very different , but the book the giver is in the future so it is very different. The first thing they do to train for adult life is starting to volunteer at their future possible assignments. They start volunteering after the age of eight in this book. Volunteer…

community of The Giver. The Giver is a world created by Lois Lowry. She is a two time John Newbery Medal winner. The Giver is a story about Jonas, becoming the next receiver of memory and learning the truth of the world. I believe that we should be able to make our own choices. It may lead to mistakes, but if we learn from them then we will know not to do that mistake or accident again and you can learn how to prevent it. Learning from mistakes helps us learn and grow. In The Giver Jonas…

“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared,” Lois Lowry wrote in the book The Giver (154). The characters in this book live in a futuristic community that has eliminated everything causing pain. For example, there are strict rules governing rudeness, so the community does not allow community members to ask any question that will make anyone feel different. The characters do not feel emotions, or love, so they never feel hurt or…