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    Diversity In The Giver

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    there would be sameness. communities have no ways of spreading culture. Imagine a place where there is no color‚ no choice; a place where individuality and freedom have been traded for sameness and security. Lois Lowry has created such a place in the novel The Giver. First‚the community‚ In The Giver‚ is set in the future and is supposed to be a kind of utopia where everyone obeys the rules. The citizens have no connection with their past or what they have given up. The Community has control over the

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    The Giver Memory

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    When The Giver told Jonas “Welcome Receiver of Memory‚” on page 75‚ it was just part of the story. But now it’s‚ loaded with symbolism in this sentence. All the people in the story don’t get to know the history of the past‚ but this sentence shows that there is history in the book and that someone is going to find out all about the history and memories. The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ has a theme of memory/history and three examples in the story‚ are Jonas‚ animals‚ and elsewhere. In this essay you will

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    The Giver Themes

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    In the novel‚ The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ the protagonist lives in a futuristic utopian society. Jonas is selected to be the community’s Receiver of Memory‚ the only person who knows of the memories from the past. Jonas thinks nothing of life before becoming Receiver‚ like the rest of his community. But‚ when he receives memories‚ he finds the deeper meaning to life. Lowry’s characterization of Jonas reveals the importance of valuing life through her development of Release‚ the game of war‚ and saving

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    Perseverance In The Giver

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    Jean and her dad to walk in the streets‚ but later in the story beat her up. By doing these things‚ both Jonas and Cassie showed perseverance and courage by taking a painful memory to standing up for what you think is right! In the novel‚ The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas (a 12 year old boy) becomes the Receiver of Memories through having these 5 qualities. The first qualities are intelligence‚ integrity‚ and courage. The

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    Identity In The Giver

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    Remember a time where you felt as if you were different or unique in a good way. Does it make you feel like you are your own person? In The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas’s society didn’t have the option of having their own personalities. Everyone was the same all the time. They dressed the same and ate the same thing as their neighbors each day. But one boy‚ in particular‚ Jonas‚ was granted the opportunity to experience choice‚ instead of Sameness. Jonas shows the readers that our choices sculpt who

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    In The Giver Analysis

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    that perfection is an illusion. BP1: In the Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas discovers that the world he lives in is completely different‚ worse‚ than he expected‚ that it is an illusion. Evidence 1: “Things could be different. I don’t know how‚ but there must be some way for things to be different. There could be colors.” (128) Evidence 2: “He killed it! My father killed it! Jonas said to himself… ‘Bye-bye‚ little guy’ Jonas’s father said.” (150) In The Giver it’s starts off as this perfect community

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    Response To The Giver

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    The Giver INTRODUCTION The book was great! This book and its story are unique. The Giver is a deftly crafted work‚ both stunningly beautiful and deeply disturbing. Finding myself being imperceptibly lulled by the peace‚ order‚ safety and serenity of Jonas’s world; being awakened by the sickening thud of reality’s steel-toed boot in the gut‚ leaving both him and me breathless and disoriented in the aftermath. This story is haunting and powerful. It’s a raw portrayal of the presumed moral sacrifices

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    Dystopia In The Giver

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    Creating a perfect world would be the hardest challenge for the smartest people on Earth to ever face. In The Giver by Lois lowry jonas lives in a community in which he thinks has no flaws. When jonas turns twelve he selected to be the receiver of memory in training. As jonas receives the memories from the giver he learns how his community is really an very bad place. He also realizes that the community has taken away so many good things. Some of the things that they have taken away are the right

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    The Giver

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    Gabriela Smith Independent Reading Project The Giver By: Louis Lowery The Book I read for my independent reading project was called “The Giver” by Louis Lowery. This book is multiple types including social science‚ science fiction‚ and utopian and dystopian fiction. The main character’s name in the giver is Jonas. Jonas is a twelve year old boy who lives in a utopia. Jonas goes to the what we would call retirement home frequently to bathe old people. He goes there mainly to see Fiona one of

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    The Giver

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    The giver is written from the point of view of Jonas‚ an eleven-year-old boy living in a futuristic society that has eliminated all pain‚ fear‚ war‚ and hatred. There is no prejudice‚ since everyone looks and acts basically the same‚ and there is very little competition. Everyone is unfailingly polite. The society has also eliminated choice: at age twelve every member of the community is assigned a job based on his or her abilities and interests. Citizens can apply for and be assigned compatible

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