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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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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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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A hero is a person or who‚ in the opinions of others‚ has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is as a model or ideal. In Lois Lowry the book “The Giver”‚ Jonas goes on an archetypal hero’s journey through both positive and negative experience during his departure‚ initiation and return in this story I would consider Jonas as a hero because he took on many challenges such as being the receiver of memories. This is a huge job and he took the responsibilities. He rescued Gabe and went
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Jonas and The Giver were discussing color when Jonas started thinking... “‘Well…’ Jonas had to stop and think it through. ‘If everything’s the same‚ then there aren’t any choices! I want to wake up and decide things! A blue tunic or a red one?”(Lowry). This quote shows that the community erased memories because they did not want the citizens to feel injustice and want to change the community; they want to stick to the same things. Even though the community is blocked from the outside world‚ they
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Lois Lowry wrote an award Winning book called "The Giver"‚ the story is based on a dystopian world were no one is able to make their own choices and their emotions are controlled.The story is about a boy named Jonas who is chosen to be a receiver‚ and receives memories from the Giver. Jonas notices what’s happening in the memories and how wonderful some are‚ but he is also shown the truth behind being released‚ very very cruel‚ the way they kill innocent people Jonas just does not like that. Jonas
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