In the dystopian novel‚ The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ and in the current American Society‚ birthdays are celebrated both similarly and differently. In both societies birthdays are acknowledged‚ however in unlike ways. In The Giver‚ Jonas’s society acknowledges birthdays through a mass celebration in December until they are 12 years old. Every child 12 or younger‚ celebrates their birthday on one out of two days reserved for celebration. “The Ceremony of 12‚” on the second day‚ is the final celebration;
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Persuasive Essay: The Giver Imagine living in a world full of lies‚ a world where there are many secrets‚ a world where what you see is not always what it is. Jonas has lived all his life in a world like this. Can you even imagine a perfect‚ uniform and fully equal life for all people? It would be a boring life‚ right? At the end of the book‚ Jonas gets tired of all the lies of the community in which he lives and decides to escape. Many people like his father‚ his foster brother‚ Gabe
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Most People Are Being Brainwashed In The Giver‚ just about everyone is brainwashed and in the real world‚ many people are without realizing it. The Giver‚ written by Lois Lowry is the story of a young boy named Jonas who lives in a utopian world where the people are oblivious to anything painful or hurtful in any way. Jonas is elected as the community’s new “Receiver of Memory” and discovers the scary truth about his community. He learns what pain is and he learns that all of the good‚ important
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The Giver is about a boy named Jonas‚ who lives in a dystopian society where the citizens of the community make no choices in their lives instead the communities leaders decide for them ( The Giver‚Lois Lowry‚ 8‚12‚15)They believe that if they let people make their own decisions‚ they would make wrong choices‚ so the leaders think for the people’s safety‚ they shouldn’t let them make them. If compared to our society‚ there would be many similarities of how they run the government but differences
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Stuffed toys‚ hair ribbons‚ and beginning school. What do those things have in common? They all represent childhood and getting older. In “The Giver” by Lois Lowry‚ the theme is growing up. There are three main symbols that prove that the theme is growing up. The symbols are the ceremony‚ the children getting their careers‚ and the house of the old. First‚ the ceremony where the children rise in rank. This ceremony is one of the most important in the entire community‚ as Father said “December brings
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teeth 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
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you can think of‚ with colors as far as the eye can see. Now imagine the same scene‚ colorless and dead‚ which one is better? The colorful one‚ right? The science fiction novel The Giver by Lois Lowry is about the protagonist‚ Jonas‚ who experiences the peaks and valleys life through the memories he receives from the Giver. He finds that even though life has its ups and downs‚ it is far more interesting than a life of black and white. Through the memories‚ Jonas come to realize that even though there
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In the book The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ the author shows a government that takes total control over its citizen. For instance‚ Jonas‚ the young protagonist‚ learns that he is unable to make choices due to the law of equality‚ or “. He cannot decide the clothes he can wear or what activities he can do. As Jonas says to the Giver‚ Jonas’s mentor‚ “If everything’s the same‚ then there aren’t any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things!” (97) This shows that the Elders have taken away
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sisterhood is full of strength and pride directly linked to their ability to sustain themselves. Whereas in The Giver‚ adolescents are medicated during puberty in order to suppress the urge to have sexual desires. The act of carrying a child is connected to sexual acts in a vulgar way the community is not allowed to discuss. Does the presence of man inherently make conception an obscene act? The Giver in a society of both men and women outwardly cover up the process of natural conception‚ while Herland celebrates
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In 1994‚ the John Newberry Medal was awarded to Lois Lowry’s book‚ "The Giver". The book was awarded this medal not only because its movie adaptation was remarkable‚ the book itself was just as capturing. It takes you right into a ’utopian’‚ lifeless community. The book’s mentor helps the main character understand that not feeling anything is not normal. In “The Giver”‚ Lowry uses Jonas and The Giver to demonstrate that it is not cooperation‚ order‚ and Sameness that makes us human‚ but memories
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