Swenson August 11‚ 2014 The Giver by Lois Lowry Set in a community which was controlled by the Elders sometime in the future. Jonas was an eleven year old protagonist who was mature and really responsible. He became the Receiver of Memory for their community when he turned twelve. The Giver was an old man who transferred his old job of receiving the community’s memories to Jonas. He trained Jonas how to be a receiver and told him everything about the job. In this community the Elders were the ones
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Many readers try to decide whether the community in The Giver is a utopia or a dystopia. After reading The Giver and learning the characteristics of utopias and dystopias I have come to the conclusion that Jonas’s community is a dystopia because of the lack of color‚ the existence of sameness‚ and the very controlling government. First of all‚ Jonas was introduced to color completely in chapter twelve. By taking into account the fact that before he was assigned his job Jonas could not see color
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and a predictable society‚ Jonas’s community has rejected the truly utopian possibilities of a society where people are free to move society forward. The result is a dystopia of conformity. A series of conversations between Jonas and The Giver shows that the totalitarian rationale for restricting each person’s choice of clothing‚ job‚ spouse‚ and children results from the fear of making wrong choices. Yet‚ as Jonas realizes after he escapes from the community‚ he would rather be able to choose
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three branches of government‚ meaning that the US population doesn’t fully understand what our government does and what it is made out of that could affect choices that could happen in the future. It has many comparison and similarities as in The Giver. Overpopulation is a growing problem that must be solved in a correct way‚ but there are rights that are to be followed. It is supposed to be letting all people have an opinion or choice‚ and should be very transparent and open when talking about
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The Giver by: Lois Lowry Chapters 11 to 15 Reading - Read Chapters 11 to 15. Please do not read ahead. A. Vocabulary (You may do the vocabulary before reading the story.) Look up each word in a DICTIONARY. Write a definition for each. Then use the vocabulary word in a sentence. admonition‚ assimilated‚ phenomenon‚ skeptically‚ assuage‚ vibrancy‚ chaos‚ ‚ daub‚ excruciating‚ sinuous B. Questions (You must read the chapters before doing the questions) 1. Why was the transmittal of the
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Cultural Artifact Speech Outline I. Introduction A. Attention getter: When you think of family game night‚ Monopoly‚ Uno‚ and Scrabble come to mind. But when I think of family game night‚ the only game I hope to be playing is Lotería!. B. Revealed object: The cultural artifact that I chose to talk about is the Lotería game. C. Speaker credibility: This game has been something I’ve played with my family and friends since I can remember that still continues to be a tradition at every get-together
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The Giver vs. “The Village” Text-to-Text: The Giver and “The Village” are both utopian societies pecause the government makes everything perfect for tham to be controlled. . There are many differences and similarities between them that all range in the category of fear. The Giver and “The Village” both have an unknown fear that lurks on the outside of their communities. In both “the Village” and The Giver the people live in a very gloomy and sad environment‚ The Giver there is no color at they
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The Giver I have recently read the novel The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ and watched the movie Pleasantville. These works focus on making perfect societies. The Giver is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a community with many rules. He is assigned the job of the Receiver of Memory and goes through great amounts of pain and happiness during his training.
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English Essay - Freedom Essay Question: How has the study of your prescribed text The Giver‚ and one other related text‚ challenged your understanding of freedom. Page reference: (15.6) 15 = Chapter 6 = Page Freedom is the power or right to act‚ speak or think as one wants. The power to ones self views as to their will and to determine their actions without restraint. Acquiring the ability of knowing the truth‚ and the knowledge are essential elements‚ to experiencing a life of freedom. However
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The Giver‚ written by Lois Lowry is an American young-adult novel written in 1993. It is about a young boy named Jonas and his community. Jonas gets the difficult job of Receiver of Memories and goes into the process of receiving memories from his mentor‚ who he calls the Giver. This book was exactly the type of books I love to read; the type of book that have a different reality from us and different traditions. In the beginning Jonas had been just a normal boy in his colorless and organized community
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