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    notice that the “free will” the utopia provides is false‚ then they will act in their own self-interest rather than on their predesignated path. The free will problem forms the basis of the plot in most fictional depictions of utopia‚ such as in The Giver.

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    The Giver By Lois Lowry

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    Freedom or security‚ which is more important? Which one fosters the most happiness? The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ reveals the truth that freedom rather than security is essential to human joy. Lowry develops this theme through her excellent application of characterization‚ symbols and antithesis. Lowry’s employment of characterization lays the foundation for her pro-freedom argument. As Jonas develops‚ he gains freedom and as a result the capacity for joy. Jonas begins his journey as a product of

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    According to Justin and Kaite Schauer‚ “The Giver” by Lois Lowry‚ is an excellent book. It has adventure‚ intensity‚ and ways to “see beyond”. This 5 star book has everything a good reader wants. But‚ there are some quirks about the society. Jonas’ society eliminates individuality‚ which can solve some problems but can also create problems. In this book‚ the identities are controlled by the “Elders”‚ who select jobs for the people in the community. Each December‚ a group of “twelves” graduate from

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    Jonas‚ a pale-eyed‚ different‚ calm‚ intelligent and determined kid was introduced in the plain Giver´s society by Lois Lowry; society in which everybody most be the same in terms of physical appearance and psychological structure‚ theres always tension because of fear of braking rules and being released (that in this specific community means to be killed)‚ theres a permanent seek for perfection that reaches the point of killing the weird people and the needs and worries of individuals are not even

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    I will be giving my interpretation of the book “The Giver” by Lois Lowry. This book is set in a society that at first seems to be a utopian society but the further you read on it gradually appears to be more and more dystopian. So this book is about a boy named Jonas going through his twelfth year of his life. Jonas is soon selected to be the “Receiver of Memory” he is to be given the past memories of the time before sameness‚ or before the society became a utopia. As the story progresses Jonas soon

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    changed. Actually‚ Jonas thought‚ trying to recreate it in his mind‚ it wasn’t FIona in her entirety. It seemed to be just her hair. And just for that flickering instant. We can see in color because nobody genetically altered the way we see like in the Giver. This backs me up saying that they can only see in black and white because he has never seen color before along with the

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    The Controversial Ending of Shaw’s Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion is a play that has become a classic in today’s world. It is a retelling of an ancient story‚ of the same name‚ by the Roman poet‚ Ovid‚ in which a sculptor falls in love with a statue he carved. In Shaw’s story‚ Henry Higgins‚ an expert in phonetics‚ happens upon a poor flower girl with awful English and street manners named Eliza Doolittle. Throughout the course of the play Higgins transforms her into an elegant independent

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    of tension or uncertainty. One type of suspense is when the action is “slowed to a crawl.” Another type is when the writer continues to add complications to an event or situation. Both of these types of suspense are displayed in Lois Lowry’s‚ “The Giver.” “Jonas felt more and more certain that the destination lay ahead of him‚ very near now in the night that was approaching. None of his senses confirmed it. He saw nothing ahead except the endless ribbon of road unfolding in twisting narrow curves

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    see beauty and pain. They were all asleep—asleep to the fact that while there may have been pain in the past‚ there was also pleasure beyond their comprehension and the shadow of their simplified world. For instance‚ in the world encompassed by The Giver‚ individuality and independence were abandoned for Sameness. Yet‚ as Jonas began to “wake up‚” he realized that‚ “‘If everything’s

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    Stories Essay In the short story “Happy Endings” there were quite a few unexpected elements. At the beginning of the story‚ John & Mary meet. There are five different stories with five very different endings. In “Happy Ending A”‚ John and Mary actually have a happy ending. After the two meet‚ they fall in love‚ get married‚ have a wonderful life together and then die. I was not expecting the not so happy endings for the remainder of the story. In “Happy Ending B”‚ Mary falls in love with John but

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