The Giver and Holes The Giver of Lois Lowry and Holes by Louis Sachar are both based on certain societies and how the main characters on each book made decisions to solve the main problem. The two stories contain a lot of dillemas for the main characters to decide on. They both also contain great adventure and inspiring stories for the reader to enjoy. These two John Newberry Awarded books will definitely prove themselves why they deserved their award. THEME The two books gave the
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It may be accurate to say that the majority of people at some point in their lives have felt as if someone else was trying to take their freedom away. The only thing that changes is the level of magnitude that the person who is trying to control the other one decides to use. We currently live under a regime that seems to have had it all figured out since the beggining of time. The kind of society generally governing the world is such that leaders are selected to make decisions they believe will serve
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Jonas: A Man or A Mouse? A hero is “a person‚ typically a man‚ who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities‚”(Google). There are many examples of heroes in literature‚ such as Odysseus or Harry Potter. There are‚ however‚ some characters in stories that do not fit this category as well as others. This group of people is called “antiheroes.” An antihero is like a hero‚ although this person may not have the same qualities as a hero‚ or may display non-heroic
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Wanting Mor by Rukhsana Khan and The Giver by Lois Lowry have two main characters. Jameela from Wanting Mor and Jonas from The Giver. These two novels are an adaption of emotional and physical oppression impacting these two young kids. They are oppressed by society‚ by their community‚ and by their own family. Jonas is part of a community with no climate‚ no emotion‚ no choices‚ and no memories. Imagine a world with no fear‚ pain‚ warfare‚ poverty‚ hunger‚ or terror. It almost sounds perfect. But
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Receiver and the Giver The Giver by Lois Lawry is about a boy named Jonas. There is no war‚ fear‚ pain‚ or feeling in Jonas’ world. Nothing is special in Jonas’ life. However‚ after a ceremony everything changes. Jonas is selected as a Receiver and meets the Giver every day for his Receiver training. Jonas’ Receiver training from the Giver changes the way Jonas looks at his community. Jonas’ world is perfect‚ but at a ceremony‚ everything changes for Jonas. There is a ceremony every December. On
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Imagine living in a world with no pain‚ no color‚ no real feelings‚ no weather‚ no memories‚ no love‚ and more. In the book‚ The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas‚ the main character‚ lives in a Utopian society. A Utopian society is a world that is perfect‚ a world with no problems or any bad things. As Jonas’s Assignment‚ he was selected to be the Receiver‚ the most honored job in the Community‚ and receives special training from the Giver. At first‚ Jonas enjoys the way his Community functions‚ but
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Lois Lowry‚ a Newbery Award winning author once said‚ “I’ve never been a writer of fairy tales. And if I’ve learned anything through that river of memories‚ it is that we can’t live in a walled world‚ in an ‘only us‚ only now’ world where we are all the same and feel safe. We would have to sacrifice too much.” In her novel The Giver there is a common message of sameness. It is in how people in the community dressed. It is how they looked. Their clothing and haircuts were always the same. Little girls
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The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ is a fiction story about a boy named Jonas who is given quite an interesting job. He is assigned to be a receiver of memory. He lives in a community that treats its people unfairly because they have no decisions‚ no feelings‚ and no color. I disagree with Jonas’s community because you have no options‚ no emotions‚ and there are no colors. Readers need to understand this because they will have a clearer opinion of exactly why Jonas decided to leave the community. In
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In the novel‚ The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ the protagonist lives in a futuristic utopian society. Jonas is selected to be the community’s Receiver of Memory‚ the only person who knows of the memories from the past. Jonas thinks nothing of life before becoming Receiver‚ like the rest of his community. But‚ when he receives memories‚ he finds the deeper meaning to life. Lowry’s characterization of Jonas reveals the importance of valuing life through her development of Release‚ the game of war‚ and saving
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The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a young boy named Jonas and about the perfect community he lives in. Their life-style is a lot difference from ours because they don’t get to choose what they want‚ they are just told to do it. They also do things differently‚ an example would be the way they celebrate there birthday. Every children from 12 and under celebrate there birthday on December as a community. Another difference is the way they create their family unit. They are only allowed to have a certain
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