Themes of The Giver Broadly‚ the book The Giver‚ written by Lois Lowry‚ is about how a boy name Jonas‚ born in the perfect utopia where there are no freedom and colour‚ people there promotes sameness. Until Jonas founds out that there are more then this community when he got his unique job assigned at the age of 12. Being a receiver of memory let him know that the real world is beautiful and colourful; there are rights for every human being. Jonas felt unfair and hope to escape from this tragedy
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A job is‚ for many people‚ one of the most important parts of their life. If it’s so important‚ you have to enjoy it‚ and to enjoy it‚ you have to choose it yourself. In this "utopia‚" created in The Giver you don’t get to do that. Other people choose the activity you are going to do for the rest of your life. Fiona was assigned Caretaker of The Old‚ a job she really wanted‚ but what happens if she starts that job and decides that she really doesn’t like it‚ She can’t change jobs because she lives
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Jonas’ community appears to be a utopia‚ but‚ in reality‚ it is a dystopia. The people seem perfectly content to live in an isolated wreck—in a government run by a select few—in which a group of Elders enforces the rules. In Jonas’ community‚ there is no poverty‚ starvation‚ unemployment‚ lack of housing‚ or discrimination; everything is perfectly planned to eliminate any problems. However‚ as the book progresses and Jonas gains insight into what the people have willingly given up—their freedoms
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The Giver: A Life with No Freedom Is Not a Life at All Living a life without color‚ weather‚ true emotions‚ or virtually any other aspect that makes life vibrant is a truly depressing way to imagine life. Imagine the concepts of love and happiness being eliminated from life. Weather is no longer something that exists‚ and being able to choose your spouse and choose how many children you want is not even a right that is known to have existed at some point. This sort of life hardly sounds ideal;
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In Lois Lowry’s book‚ The Giver‚ she writes about a community trying to be perfect. The community has many flaws causing them to be a dystopia. According to the passage “utopia and dystopia” ‚ a dystopia is a term used to describe a utopian society in which things have gone wrong. In The Giver‚ the community is dystopia because of sameness‚ lack of knowledge‚ and complete control. The first reason the community in The Giver is a dystopia is because of sameness. Sameness makes everything the same
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Many readers try to decide whether the community in The Giver is a utopia or a dystopia. After reading The Giver and learning the characteristics of utopias and dystopias I have come to the conclusion that Jonas’s community is a dystopia because of the lack of color‚ the existence of sameness‚ and the very controlling government. First of all‚ Jonas was introduced to color completely in chapter twelve. By taking into account the fact that before he was assigned his job Jonas could not see color
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being transmitted the world’s memories from the Giver‚ the current Receiver of Memory. He soon learns much about the past and realizes that things aren’t perfect in his current world.
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Lois Lowry’s The Giver introduces the reader to the perception of a perfect society based on sameness. The story revolves around young boy named Jonas living in a "perfect" world called The Community where there is no pain‚ war‚ or fear. The weather and every citizens emotions are under control. To everyone living there‚ the community might seem like the perfect place to "live"‚ but they never get to experience what it truly is to live. The creators of Jonas’s community created a society based on
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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. By depriving
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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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