What’s Considered Light? Throughout the essay How to Mark a Book the author‚ Mortimer J. Adler‚ brings up the idea and topic of what makes a book worthy of being ‘marked up’ and what he considers to be a light read. He uses examples such as Paradise Lost and Gone with the Wind; The latter being deemed not as worthy. The reason being because it simply does not make you think quite as hard as say‚ something such as the Bible would. It does not require as much thought and conversation with the author
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in the morning‚ having the freedom of choice gives one character. Imagine a world where the government made choices for everyone. There would be no freedom. There would be no individualism. There would be no diversity. In the book‚”The Giver” by Lois Lowry‚ the government decides on what people wear‚ language-use‚ spouse‚ and their job as well. The main character Jonas has been used to “Sameness” all his life. The Sameness made everything plain‚ boring‚ ordinary. People were not even allowed to see
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violation of the rule had been practicing secretly for weeks‚ would mount and ride off in perfect balance‚ training wheels never touching the ground.” - Chapter 6‚ page 46 MY REACTION: I picked this quote because of the thoughtfulness of the author‚Lois Lowry. She must have her own kids or knows children very well‚ because she understands average children’s behavior. Breaking rules(sneaking a sneak‚ lying‚ etc.) while you’re young is very big and exciting. The Nines acted like average kids in our world
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“Frightened‚ but determined‚ and if the time came to be brave‚ I am quite sure you would be very‚ very brave.” (pg 76). Bravery is not an easy feat‚ Uncle Henrik recognizes this as he advises Annemarie Johansen in the book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. Annemarie goes to many lengths to keep her Jewish friend‚ Ellen‚ out of harm’s way. Alternatively‚ she could have gone the easy route. Annemarie could have not helped her friends. However‚ without even acknowledging it‚ she found the ability to
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“If everything’s the same‚ then there aren’t any choices! I want to wake up and decide things.”(Jonas) “It’s the choosing that’s mordant‚ isn’t it?”(Giver). In the Newbery award winning novel‚ The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a future dystopian. In this society everything is the same and no one sees colors‚ feels pain‚ or make decisions for themselves. The idea of “sameness” is totally unfair. When you don’t get to have any choices‚ feelings‚ or personalities‚ it just takes the human out of humanity
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The novel‚ The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is about a teenage girl‚ Katniss‚ having to live in a poor world where she participates in a yearly event called ‘The Hunger Games’. The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a teenage boy having to see the flaws of a world which are sameness. The Hunger Games is more dystopian than The Giver but both stories share some similarities. The Hunger Games and The Giver both characters are positively popular or famous to the community but the difference is that the
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Lois Lowry’s The Giver introduces the reader to the perception of a perfect society based on sameness. The story revolves around young boy named Jonas living in a "perfect" world called The Community where there is no pain‚ war‚ or fear. The weather and every citizens emotions are under control. To everyone living there‚ the community might seem like the perfect place to "live"‚ but they never get to experience what it truly is to live. The creators of Jonas’s community created a society based on
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The Giver – Theme Essay Imagine never feeling anything at all. No happiness‚ no excitement‚ no nervousness nor anxiousness. You feel absolutely nothing. That’s what your life would be like without having feelings. Emotions give people’s life depth and meaning. The Giver teaches us that having emotions is important to not just living‚ but to feeling alive. Being able to feel love and joy adds more value to one’s life. The people who lived in Jonas’s community were unable to express any type
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The Giver by Lois Lowry and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley have many similarities. They both take place in futuristic utopias where happiness is the overall goal. Jonas and Bernard‚ the major characters in the novels‚ are both restless individuals who want change. Despite the close similarities‚ there are many contrasts in the two novels. The childhood‚ family‚ and professions arrangements are differently portrayed in the similar novels The Giver and Brave New World. <br> <br>The similarities in
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Difference is great‚ but can too much of it be unappealing? The Giver by Lois Lowry is a book that was made into a movie about a different and strange community. Jonas‚ the main character‚ is struggling because he finds out he is very different than most people after being selected for a very special job. The book and movie follow the same story line‚ but they are both different in a lot of ways. The differences between the movie and the book is Jonas and Fiona’s relations‚ the whole assignment situation
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