but the characters in Lois Lowry’s “The Giver” don’t have the option of choosing. Jonas‚ the protagonist of this book‚ followed the rules of his community without questioning anything‚ just like everyone else. Progressively‚ Jonas begins to see and experience events that transformed his outlook on his community; watching the twin’s realise‚ asking his parents if they loved him and experiencing pain. Originally‚ Jonas thought when people were ‘released’‚ (a term used in “The Giver” many times)‚ they
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of the book is the “Chief Elder”‚ she believes that emotions is a means to an end in society‚ while the protagonist‚ Jonas‚ works his way to prove to the Chief Elder that emotions is necessary for humanity‚ even if it meant breaking the rules. The issue in The Giver presents is very commonly seen in our society today‚ which is doing the wrong thing for the right reasons. Jonas‚ who is about to graduate and enter the adult world is given a specific job by the Chief Elder‚ “The Receiver”‚ which
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to hold the secret to happiness. However‚ the main character Jonas soon discovers this secret‚ and it is terrifying. All the members of the community are kept in complete ignorance about the real meaning of true life‚ beauty‚ humanity‚ and free will. Through isolation from pain and suffering‚ the members are turned into a type of robot‚ who fail to think for themselves or see beyond their limited roles within the community. When Jonas is assigned the important job of being the “Receiver” of memories
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novel‚ “The Giver‚” Jonas is constantly having to overcome new challenges. In particular‚ the great journey to elsewhere. The author‚ Lois Lowry leaves the end of the book ambiguous‚ and it can be interpreted in many ways. In many ways the ending is left unclear whether Jonas dies‚ is dreaming or he actually escapes to elsewhere. In others it is quite obvious in how the story ends. In the story‚ Jonas receives memories‚ some jubilant‚ and some melancholy. In the end of the story Jonas is sent on a quest
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Book Report - The Giver The Giver by Louis Lowry was published in 1993. I did not choose this book it was recommended to me I classify this book as an inner adventure. As in Jonas goes through an emotional metamorphosis (if you will) Jonas lives in a community where pain‚ rudeness‚ and war are non-existent. All children undergoes a ceremony in December every year until they reach twelve years of age‚ at which point they receive their Assignments‚ the jobs they will perform as adults. A committee
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few different ways. Choose one possible interpretation of the ending and argue its validity‚ using clues from the text to explain your conclusions. Answer for Study Question 1 >> The two major interpretations of The Giver’s ending are that (1) Jonas and Gabriel have truly escaped the physical boundaries of their society and discovered a real village in Elsewhere‚ and (2) Jonas’s vision of the village is only a hallucination that he experiences as he and Gabriel freeze to death in the snow in the
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Chapter 24 Jonas kept whispering to Gabriel‚ “We’re almost there Gabriel‚ we’re going to be okay.” Honestly Jonas didn’t even know where or what was going to happen. Jonas remembered he could lie but he didn’t want to lie to Gabriel‚ but he realized that he would be lying to himself too. Jonas looked around‚ he realized it was a hill. Him and Gabriel struggled getting to the top of the hill. Jonas felt a chill crawl up his spine‚ remembering the nice chill feeling. He knew he was almost there
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1. Jonas dreams about sledding down the hill‚ again and again‚ he always wakes up as he is approaching a destination. Upon waking up Jonas is left with the impression there was a welcoming destination he was progressing towards. 2. Jonas attempts to transmit memories to Asher and Lilly because he wants them to view life the way he does‚ he feels it’s unfair he can see such a beautiful world and they see a dull black and white clone world. 3. The giver sometimes sends Jonas away without a training
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similarities I saw were the characters‚ the setting‚ and the plot. Additional similarities that stuck out were when Jonas ran away with Gabe‚ when Jonas transferred memories to Gabe‚ Jonas seeing beyond‚ and when Jonas’s father killed one of the twins. A few differences I saw between the book and the movie were the ages of Jonas‚ Fiona‚ Lily‚ And Asher in the book Jonas‚ Fiona‚ and Asher are 12 but in the movie they are 18‚ in the book Lily is 8 but in the movie she is 9. Another
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Chapter 1 - Jonas‚ an Eleven that is apprehensive about "the Ceremony of Twelve". He is sitting at his table with his Mother‚ who is a ‚ his Father‚ who is a nurturer‚ and his sister‚ who is a Seven becoming an Eight in the upcoming ceremony. Chapter 2 - Every year‚ 50 babies get accepted Chapter 7 - It’s time for the Ceremony of Twelves. Jonas was number Nineteen‚ that number is the order of which the babies were born. Each person will get their life assignment in the ceremonies‚ a Life Assignment
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