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    be your version of a perfect society? The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a futuristic society. This society has many rules‚ but also has no fear‚ war‚ or any of the dangerous things we face today. The people of this society have no memories of previous eras (Our times)‚ and instead choose a Receiver of Memory. The Receiver carries all the memories from the previous eras‚ which are transferred to him/her by The Giver (The Giver is the previous Receiver). In this book‚ Jonas

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    The Giver by Lois Lowery A book review by The Giver ​ by Lois Lowry is a utopian young adult fiction. Lois Lowry has written a whole plethora of books including two companion books and one direct sequel. She is an award-winning author‚ receiving the John Newberry Medal for​ The Giver​ . The story is about eleven-year-old boy Jonas who lives in a “perfect” society that has completely abolished hatred‚ hurt‚ warfare‚ and fear. In this society everyone is given a job based on their talent at the age

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    Lois Lowry's 'The Giver'

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    The Giver An essay by Erins bozhori The book “The Giver” is a novel written by Lois Lowry. It is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a community where everything is decided for them. Jonas was selected to be the new receiver of memory and have all of the memories of the past transmitted to him. Jonas wants everyone to have the memories so he goes and tries to escape the border of memory to let the memories free. There was movie based off the book there were some differences. Some of the differences

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    Lois Lowry is known for her dystopian novels for young adults. One out of many novels is her work ‘The Giver’. The Giver exposes the story of Jonas‚ a boy who questions his society’s standard of living. Jonas’ people tend to have false perceptions of their world being supposedly ‘perfect’. On the other hand‚ ‘Gathering Blue’ – a companion novel to The Giver – reveals the story of orphaned and handicapped Kira who also questions her society and is led to provide evidence to the Council of Guardians

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    The Giver By Louis Lowry

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    The Giver‚ a book written by the New York Times best seller Louis Lowry revolves around a community that encompasses one major trait‚ order. This community has many rules and a structure to everything that happens in the society from putting everyone in a job they believe is best for them‚ having precision on language to fully understand what each person is trying to say‚ and releasing The Old once their life is fulfilled and newborn babies who don’t meet the health code of the community. There is

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    Darcy Foster 11/11/08 English-4 Imagine being a 15 year old orphan with a permanently injured leg living in a society where only the strong‚ capable people survive and everyone else must fight for their lives. The book “Gathering Blue‚” by Lois Lowry‚ takes place in a world like this one. Kira was raised by her mother in a small village where everyone has their job that they do every day and no one strays from the routine. Since she was born‚ Kira’s mother has fought for her daughter’s life

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    Lois Lowry's The Giver

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    The Giver Why is their society‚ in The Giver so different than ours? Their society is so different because they think that they can make their world perfect. We all know that no one is perfect so what makes it so different? In Lois Lowry’s book The Giver their family unit interacts with each other on a day-to-day basis and has both similarities and differences in our family unit which is better than theirs because ours does not have a limit of children‚ do not have required time shares‚ and we

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    The Giver by Louis Lowry Chapter 1-2 1. What did the word "frightened" mean‚ according to Jonas? The word "frightened" meaning according to Jonas was a "deep‚ sickening feeling of something terrible about to happen." 2. About what were Jonas and the other children taught to be careful? Jonas and the other children were taught to be careful about language. 3. How did Jonas decide he felt? What was causing this feeling? Jonas felt apprehensive. The Ceremony of Twelve was causing

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    “Son” Essays The main conflict in “Beyond‚” the third part in Lois Lowry’s “Son‚” is both internal and external because Gabe‚ the protagonist‚ is longing to understand his past‚ but‚ in order to do that‚ he must face external challenges. Gabe spends many years wondering about his past and starts searching for his mother‚ from whom he was separated at his birth. Attempting to find his mother‚ Gabe makes a boat to search in villages along the river. Learning his mother’s identity at the same time

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    The Giver by LowryLois Jonas’s Departure In The Giver by Lowry‚ the beginning of jonass journey was Lois Jonas began his adventure at the ceremony of Twelve. All the twelve’s lined up and each was assigned a job. When she got to Jonas she skipped him. At the end she announced to the crowed “Jonas has been selected” (60). She explained that Jonas has been selected to be the next Receiver. The chief elder told him that he had courage‚ wisdom‚ integrity‚ and intelligence‚ all the traits that

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