How Lowry Develops the Theme of Emotion (888 words) Emotions are an integral part of human life. Positive emotions can reward our existence and negative emotions can warn us against things we dislike. By understanding both pleasure and pain‚ we can contrast them to one another‚ allowing us to experience both in full. In Lois Lowry’s book The Giver‚ the characters live in a community where emotions are almost numbed to non-existence in an attempt to achieve the perfect societal structure of a utopia
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Personal-I enjoyed reading “Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry. I’m very interested in reading more of the author’s books because she has a unique writing style. This story captured my attention throughout the entire book and it made me have more sympathy towards the victims during the holocaust. Plot-Annemarie Yohansen and Ellen Rosen have grown up together and have been best friends all their lives. The novel explores the events leading to the Holocaust and the treatment of the Jewish people. When
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The cold was creeping into Jonas’s body. Dampening his spirits and his soul. Hunger infected his body. Gabriel’s wailing screamed at his ears. The wind howled at him‚ preventing Jonas from trespassing into this strange landscape. An enclosing army of snow palpitated down on the two stragglers‚ gnawing into their skin‚ injecting acute pangs of chilliness. A curtain of mist lowered and trapped them in a blizzard. Jonas looked around‚ completely disorientated. A landscape of snow met his sore eyes.
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the freedom we have today for granted. The freedom to retain your individuality‚ feel emotions‚ question wrong-doings‚ and even see color... these are all personal freedoms we have. Could you imagine a world without it? In Louis Lowry’s novel The Giver‚ society is set up to ignore and reject individuality. Each person is assigned a job and purpose‚ and they are taught not to question anything. In short‚ it’s the polar opposite of our world that encourages individuals to be unique‚ and there are many
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of governing the people. Different types of governments are different in many ways. A totalitarian type of government contains an absolute style. Most of there time there are limited freedoms and things are chosen for you. In the book The Giver by Louis Lowry there was an absolute government. The controlled everything from what people’s jobs where to how much food came in to even what children they have. In the book they chose spouses‚ kids‚ jobs‚ and almost everything for their citizens. They never
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The Giver - Summary The Giver This book is about a boy names Jonas. Jonas lives in a futuristic society where there is no pain‚ fear‚ war‚ and hatred. There is also no prejudice‚ since everyone looks and acts basically the same‚ there is very little competition. They have also eliminated choice. You have to apply for a spouse. You cannot just chose who you want and marry them‚ the community does it for you. His dad works as a Nurturer of new children‚ and his mom works at the Department of Justice
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The Giver by Lois Lowry “The Giver” was a fabulous read about a seemingly utopian society where the people in the society are spared from any discomfort‚ such as hunger‚ war‚ even pain from a scraped knee. This was an excellent book‚ but also very hard to read and very disturbing. The first half is like a science fiction novel about a utopian society. But the second half really gets into the emotional consequences of that society. “The Giver” reminds me‚ in a way‚ of the movie “Pleasantville‚” where
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The Giver The Giver is a novel written by Lois Lowry. She is an American writer who has won numerous awards in her years‚ notably a Newbery award for the giver in 1993. The novel explores different themes of life. Freedom. Everything is supervised and controlled by what Lowry describes as ‘Elders’. The thought of having any freedom is non-existent in the community as the ‘elders’ will decide who your spouse will be‚ the job you will be doing for the community & generally the lives of people living
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choices‚ or to love one another. In the novel‚ The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ a 12-year-old boy called Jonas finds himself in a dystopia when he realizes that there is more to life outside of his sheltered community. Although the people of Jonas’ community know no different than their way of life‚ the society is a dystopia‚ rather than a utopia. " ’It wasn’t a practical thing‚ so it became obsolete when we went to the Sameness.’ " (84) The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ is told from the perspective of a twelve-year-old
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The Giver You: “Mom‚ Dad; do you love me?” Mom and Dad: “Are you kidding me!?” In the novel “The Giver” by Lois Lowry‚ the main character‚ Jonas changes and reveals a very important theme. Jonas in the beginning of the story was a very clueless character‚ and throughout the story he changes little by little and reveals a theme. Jonas in the beginning of the story was a absolutely oblivious to the real world happening around him. “I felt the wanting...” This shows that Jonas doesn’t even
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