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    your pain; you are stronger than those who have none¨. (Lois Lowry). You may think that‚ the quotes means nothing to you. In reality it really does. The society we live in‚ we hold memories. In The GIverś society‚ they also hold memories but only one person does. Have you ever held a memory? Like getting your first dog? The Giver society and our society hold those memories to‚ just a little bit differently. Although‚ The Giver society is different than ours‚ they have one person that

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    The Giver Theme

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    Books display many problems‚ characters‚ and themes. The Giver‚ an outstanding example of many themes‚ problems and characters. The focus is themes‚ though; the many different themes in this book allow it to pull together it’s many conflicts. The importance of memory is abundant in the world‚ it helps humans remember superior or deficient things and learn from those things. Another is the importance of individuality‚ which the people in this book learn at a young age. Then release‚ which was considered

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    Theme Of The Giver

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    1. Importance of Memory: The most important theme in The Giver is the importance of memory. In the past the community decided to get rid of all the pain in their lives. By doing this they had do give up all their memories and experiences. This allowed them to forget all of the pain and suffering that the human race had experienced which will prevent the community from wanting to be part of activities and relationships because of the conflict and suffering that comes with it. However‚ even in the

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    Bread Givers

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    Success is achieved by hard work and dedication. In Anzia Yezierska’s book “Bread Givers” Sara Smolinsky shows how that applied to her life. The author can relate to the story because she was an immigrant from a small Polish village and had to overcome many obstacles to become successful. She rebelled against her parents’ wishes of following the traditional path of a women immigrant and left home at the age of seventeen to live at the Clara de Hirsch home for working girls. The American dream for

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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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    How Did The Giver Change

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    We have all failed and to fix it we have had to change things. In the book The Giver by Lois Lowry the Giver had to change his methods after Rosemary(the receiver) applied for release and all the memories were given to the people of the community. When the memories came to the people of the community after Rosemary failed being the receiver the giver knew he had to change something. After the release of Rosemary the Giver changed his methods in hope of finally succeeding with Jonas by giving him pain

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    Wisteria In The Giver

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    Both‚ Aspen and Wisteria have pale eyes‚ but Wisteria has a darker shade. Wisteria has great respect to the elders and The Giver. Aspen is quite a downer and thinks on the darker side of things‚ but Wisteria seems to cheer him up ( a little bit). All is normal until the unthinkable happens...Everyone in the community is gathering for the Age Ceremonies‚ including the Giver. Wisteria is very excited because one of her best friend’s‚ Jessimay‚ who was a birthmother‚ baby is going to be named. She

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    Would your actions be changed based on the community you live in? The Giver by Lois Lowery‚ The Last Dog by Katherine Paterson‚ Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut and The Monsters are Due on Maple Street by Rod Serling‚ all shows characters in hard situations being affected by their community. There is no rule book for running a community‚ so when making decisions‚ it is hard to keep everyone happy. Restrictions‚ rules and suggestions of others may lead someone to react in a certain way when in a

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    Language In The Giver

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    In the novel The Giver the people in the community believe that precision of language is a vital part of life and in The Giver‚ language is often distorted and twisted. They distort language as a way to control the community in a way that is discrete and clever. The community proposes different terms to conceal the real meaning and what is actually happening. Thee elders make disturbing and mournful situations‚ seem less meaningful and less disturbing‚ and more normal. The community also has different

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    Bread Givers

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    Anzia Yezierska’s Bread Givers attacks several social norms of both her traditional Polish homeland and the American life her protagonist has come to know. Clearly autobiographical‚ Bread Givers boldly questions why certain social and religious traditions continue throughout the centuries without the slightest consideration for an individual’s interests or desires. Sara’s traditional Jewish upbringing exposed her to a life dominated by patriarchal control; when she arrived in New York to seek

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