Memories are what make us who we are. The good‚ the bad‚ and everything inbetween shape us into who we are and will be. We learn from our mistakes and reminisce the good times. A life without memories would not be interesting. In Lois Lowry’s novel‚ The Giver‚ most people have no memories at all. Things we use everyday become obsolete and the people of the community do not know how exhilarating their lives would be with memories. When the community first went into “Sameness” it was decided one
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My book Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry was about a girl named Kira who lives in community where things are very weird. Kira had just become an orphan recently when her mother died of the flu. Since her mother died of the flu they had to burn down Kira’s house. Kira came to the grounds where her house was‚ and started to rebuild when a large women comes in and tells her she doesn’t own this space any more because her mother is dead and with Kira’s messed up leg she is useless‚ so they are taking her
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to express our emotions‚ our interests‚ our passions and allows us to express our creativity. In this scene‚ it’s a beautiful summer day; right by the pool‚ it’s sunny‚ there are very few clouds‚ and a rich blue sky. In the story “The Giver” by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas lives in a society where nothing has colour‚ everything is the same‚ and no one has the freedom to choose. In his society‚ “the perfect summer day” doesn’t exist‚ from the sheer beauty of the vibrant colours‚ to the warmth of the sun‚ to
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The Giver by Lois Lowry illuminates the theme that individuality is important considering how different people have various beliefs that can advance society. If only a few people control over an entire community‚ it will remain stagnant with little to no change. The Committee of Elders made decisions and not the people themselves. For example‚ everyone in the community passively accepted all the rules‚ never questioning the reasons behind them. Jonas’s father was confronted with the task of releasing
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The Giver “I am going to transmit the memory of snow the old man said and placed his hands on Jonas’s bareback” In the first place‚ In The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ she writes about Jonas an adolescent who lives in a community long beyond the thing we call emotions. After‚ the child reaches adulthood their parents are a long forgotten thus eliminating attachments. Notably‚ the emotion we call love is forgotten in this community. In addition‚ the only people who can experience emotions are
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feed themselves with the same needless data. When we exaggerate the way we live just a little bit we get a society‚ which can be almost perfectly described as the one in “The Giver”. In Lois Lowry’s “The Giver”‚ the author portrays a society in which there is absolute control of the choices made by the citizens. Lowry describes how this community is under the control of an utilitarian type of government that controls what jobs the citizens will have‚ what foods they will eat‚ how many children they
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In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ twelve year old Jonas states that a community with love would be a "dangerous way to live." Well to think about this‚ you must first answer the question‚ What would be a secure place to live? When we think of invulnerability‚ many of us consider our families‚ friends‚ and loved ones. There is that word again; love. Love is kind‚ warm‚ and healthy‚ but sometimes it can be considered dangerous. For example‚ if you are in love with someone who does not have feelings
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The Giver Society refers to people who interact in a defined territory and share culture. In Lois Lowry’s The Giver "1993‚" Jonas grows up only knowing the existence of his society. The society in which The Giver takes place is known as sameness. Everything is done the same‚ and nobody knows different. It is considered rude to ask a question that makes another citizen look different. In the book Jonas has lighter eyes compared to everyone else. It would be wrong to bring his eye shade up in conversation
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is very naïve; she needs to prepare herself when she faces the worst. She appeals to me because she reminds me of my niece. All in all‚ she is an inspiring character. Annemarie is extremely clever for a ten year old. Annemarie takes Ellen’s Star of David necklace before the soldiers find it and arrest her. When her mother tells her that her great Aunt Birte died‚ Annemarie knows that there’s no Aunt Birte. Annemarie decides to take the closed‚ concealed road to the woods instead of the open
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completely by the government‚ where people have no rights. The book The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ depicts a dystopian society that a child named Jonas lives in. This society shares many similarities with modern society‚ but is also very different. Family units in the society featured in The Giver are extremely strict. This is shown on page 8 of The Giver‚ when Lowry states “Two children - one male‚ one female - to each family unit.” (Lois Lowry 8) Furthermore‚ each family member must share the events and
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