Why is it always assumed that the community in The Giver is imaginary? A form of it exists in real life. Jonas‚ a seemingly ordinary boy living with his parents and sister‚ finds out that the community where he lives is not at all what it looks like‚ leading him to take an extraordinary journey. Due to the existence of all-controlling governments‚ the real world is not completely removed from the dystopian worlds of The Giver and Nineteen Eighty-Four. People living under a Marxist-Leninist
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The term “utopia” describes “a perfect society…that protects the people from the worst ills of humankind (Source A‚ Paragraph 1).” This term is portrayed in Lois Lowry’s novel‚ The Giver. Jonas‚ a young boy living in a utopian community‚ believes that his world is perfect. There is no suffering‚ hunger‚ war‚ or pain‚ and everything is under control. However‚ when Jonas becomes the Receiver of Memory‚ the imperfections of the utopian community are revealed to him by the memories he receives. Throughout
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about the giver. Nancy put both Jonas and Gabe into school. Nancy was treating them like her own kids but maybe that’s because she never had any. In Nancy’s community they got to pick their jobs and kids didn’t even have jobs yet. Jonas and Gabe were really happy. A year went by‚ Jonas and Gabe were happier than ever. Jonas still misses the giver and dreams about him everyday. Finally one night it was Christmas eve Jonas had a dream about the giver but it was different this time. The giver was by green
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Persuasive Essay: The Giver Imagine living in a world full of lies‚ a world where there are many secrets‚ a world where what you see is not always what it is. Jonas has lived all his life in a world like this. Can you even imagine a perfect‚ uniform and fully equal life for all people? It would be a boring life‚ right? At the end of the book‚ Jonas gets tired of all the lies of the community in which he lives and decides to escape. Many people like his father‚ his foster brother‚ Gabe
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In the short story Big Black Good Man‚ Richard Wright uses several literary devices‚ although the most apparent devices are character‚ point of view and an underlying theme. The literary devices that Richard Wright employs allow the reader to sense that the characters point of view and choice of setting represent the contrast and character development throughout the story and in the end‚ represents the idea that external differences do not always match internal intentions. The authors choice
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Rhetorical Terms/Devices Figurative language is the generic term for any artful deviation from the ordinary mode of speaking or writing. It is what makes up a writer’s style – how he or she uses language. The general thinking is that we are more likely to be persuaded by rhetoric that is interesting‚ even artful‚ rather than mundane. When John F. Kennedy said‚ “Ask not what your country can do for you‚ ask what you can do for your country” (an example of anastrophe)‚ it was more interesting –
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would have no feelings. So‚ Jonas’ old community chose the wrong decision‚ by making one person carry all the weight of the memories‚ when they should be shared. In addition‚ we each have and share our own unique and special memories. Jonas and the Giver become heavily weighed down from the millions of memories that they have to store in just their two minds. This is not alright to dump all these terrible and joyful memories on two people‚ but instead they should be shared. Also‚ people should have
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community‚ things were very chaotic. The giver had gathered everyone into the auditorium. "Now" he said. Our reciever in training has left us once again‚ a tear ran down his cheek. He longed for Rosemary‚ and Jonas. But he continued. "I would like for everyone to try and grasp something. Please stay quiet. Think of a time that you are walking in a field of green grass‚ the fresh air." Everyone was silent‚ they attempted to pull forth this memory. Then‚ the giver told them to raise their hand in the air
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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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The Giver: A Critique The purpose of this book was to show us a possible version of a "Utopia". It was a fantasy oriented book‚ that was suppose to make you think about the possibilities for the future. The setting is a supposedly perfect society where everyone is taken care of and no one is different. The author Lois Lowry does a fine job portraying this supposedly "ideal" society. This book began with a description of sameness and release the two general principles the society functions
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