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    become an adult. People are destined to change overtime.In this essay you will see what I mean It is about a boy from the book the give who changed overtime. In the book the giver they have this young boy named Jonas in this book everyone and everythingis the same everything is chosen for them..He is a good boy at the beggining of the story doing his community hours.They have to do a certain amount of community hour to get their job that will be assigned to the

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    also many many similarities. There are little thing like‚ Jonas and Fiona having a romance in the movie that did not happen at all in the book. Today I will share some differences and likenesses between the movie and the book with you. There are many similarities in the book and movie that are either easy or difficult to recognize. Tiny things such as‚ Jonas’s first color being red‚ Jonas having stirrings about Fiona‚ and Jonas getting to see the release of the twin‚ are all things that

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    Dystopia versus a Utopian society feels like? In The Giver Jonas is realizing many different feelings as he experiences the reality from the giver. The three main reasons why Jonas society is a Dystopia versus a Utopia is that all the citizens are all just like robots and they are controlled by Chief Elder‚ they act so simple that it seems is so perfect‚ and they do not have a memory of their past. The first reason why Jonas society is a Dystopia versus a Utopia is because the society

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    In the book “The Giver” by Lois Lowry Jonas sacrifices his life in the community for the community to live their lives to the fullest and his bravery paid off in the end when he lives. For example one reason that Jonas lives to see the lights of elsewhere is because he explains that he can see lights shining through windows. This suggests that the lights are shining through real windows and you can see lights through the rooms of houses. The author shows this on page 179‚ “he could see lights‚and

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    away from a pill? Both in the movie and the book Jonas was skipped during the ceremony of the twelve. Jonas was frightened and embarrassed and thought he wasn’t good enough to get selected to do anything. This is a pretty big key in the book because this is the time Jonas becomes the receiver of memory. Towards the end of the movie‚ there was a pretty significant difference between the movie and the book. Fiona was being released for helping Jonas escape which at that time they thought it was bad

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    without feelings. On page 47‚ “ATTENTION. A REMINDER THAT STIRRINGS MUST BE REPORTED IN ORDER FOR TREATMENT TO TAKE PLACE.” People have to take pills when their first Stirrings begin and it makes their feeling disappear and this is a compulsion in Jonas’ society. Committee wants to suppress the emotions and feelings of people because if people have feelings‚ they will be different from each other. In reality world‚ people do not do that. They

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    The 1993 book‚ The Giver‚ has many similarities to the 1998 film‚ The Truman Show‚ however‚ it also has multiple differences at the same time. Jonas‚ a twelve year old boy with a unique ability to “see beyond‚’’ and Truman Burbank‚ a thirty six year old that unknowingly is starring in a popular tv show about his own life. As different as they may seem from the looks of it‚ they actually have an array of comparable personality traits. But just how akin are they‚ exactly? People who have viewed

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    Lowry’s The Giver wants to have perfection — a utopia — and they have achieved it. Their ideal society has citizens that never had the pain of war‚ never had to go hungry or homeless‚ and consequently‚ they never have experienced any emotions. Jonas has grown up in a community without memories of pain‚ poverty‚ and war. Growing up without these memories‚ the community’s citizens do not know how to fight back for themselves or disagree with its leaders. Does this lead to perfect community? Yes

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    In Dystopian literature‚ the society has a code of conduct that they live by. Few people in society question the power. In the book “The Giver‚” Jonas‚ a 12 year old‚ earns the job of Receiver of memory. As he gets to know more about what has been taken from the society‚ he questions why. Another story‚ The Pedestrian‚ Mr.Mead‚ an older man‚ walks around the town. A police officer pulls him over and says that walking is obsolete. Mr.Mead is not understanding and questions the police officer‚ then

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    Stacey Garcia Ms. Smith Humanities 07 March 2013 The Giver The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry. A novel established in 1993. Jonas the main character who lives in the future; in a ruled community. The children in the community get assigned jobs when they become Twelve’s. Jonas was selected to become the receiver of memory. A most respectful role that anyone can have. The concept of the families in the Giver is different from the one in our society in many ways‚ for example controlled lives‚ sexuality

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