The Giver by Lois Lowry-1994 Newbery Medal Winner I chose The Giver by Lois Lowry because according to the American Library Association‚ it is one of the most challenged books in the nation. The Giver was written by Lois Lowry‚ published in 1993‚ and awarded a Newbery Medal for that year. It is a controversial book because of its violent and sexual passages that some adults have deemed inappropriate for children‚ as well as for its mature themes of euthanasia‚ infanticide‚ and suicide. However
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The Giver Essay by Shauna Bigsbe : The Giver had to support Jonas in order to manipulate the future of the colony. The Giver at first was just following the rules of his contract and doing his job. The giver needed to help Jonas get comfortable with receiving memories. Jonas was just a little 11 yr old boy like his friend Asher and Fiona. Jonas shared his feelings at dinner and dreams at breakfast every day just like his friends. Jonas was a well taught educated boy who cared for the elderly like
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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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inexpedient for their governing‚ thereby violating the civil liberties of its people. Lois Lowry’s The Giver introduces a world similar to China. In it‚ the hero Jonas lives in a community extraordinarily safely with his family‚ with no memory. His father is a Nurturer‚ who is in charge of newborn babies and infants. His mother works in field of law. He has a younger sister‚ Lily‚
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The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ is a story about searching for missing pieces in their lives. Jonas‚ the main character‚ changes into a dynamic person. In The Giver by Lois Lowry the main character Jonas changes into a more vigorous‚ outgoing character. Jonas changes from close-minded to an open-minded thinker. First‚ all Jonas knows is uniformity‚ but when he starts his training he gets memories of emotions‚ for example joy when he was sledding down the snowy hill‚ he starts to act and think differently
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could make their own decisions and had access to more information. Jonas decides that what the community is doing to the people is wrong and inhumane‚ and that essentially the community is taking away their individuality Lois Lowry in the book‚ The Giver‚ used the point of view Jonas to demonstrate that a perfect world‚ where everyone is
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gone as well. In his opinion he had saved Gabe from being released. Even though Gabe wouldn’t have known what was going on‚ Jonas did‚ and it was to much for him to bear. He wondered if there was a new Receiver back in the old community. Was the Giver still alive? As these thoughts scrambled through Jonas’s head‚ Gabe was in the woods trying to find even a scrap of food for them to eat. Food was scarce and they
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The Giver placed his hands on Jonas’s bare back‚ and suddenly Jonas was on a hard ground. He was laying down with a bunch of small‚ tiny rocks digging into his skin. Jonas stood up and wiped the rocks from his skin. From the distance he can see these boats. They are not like the boat he was on when The Giver gave him the memory of the sea. These boats were much bigger. “Ships”. They are sitting on the water. Peacefully flowing with the current of the moving‚ clear‚ beautiful water. Jonas has never
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take away colours? (p. 124 in the book). Jonas is possible to see things beyond what other people in the community can’t see because they don’t have the memories and abilities to see it. For example‚ Jonas realizes the colour red in Fiona’s hair. As Giver said that the community decided to choose sameness‚ so they gave up colours. 7. How would you describe what colour is to someone who has never experienced it? It is very tough to describe. However‚ translate feeling into colour might help. For example
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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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