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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world of the Giver all the people wear graym with the same haircut and no colors. Although some people may claim the world in the fiction novel The Giver by Lois Lowry is a utopia‚ it is a dystopia because sameness means there is no diversity which takes away from being human. Although sameness solves many of this world’s problems‚ it is not worth giving up diversity. In the story‚ as Jonas continues with his training he starts a conversation with The Giver about sameness. The Giver says “It wasn’t
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In the novel The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ a pronounced theme is love and happiness cannot thrive in the presence of sameness. First‚ people are not given choices about anything‚ even the ones that only affect their lives. When Jonas was speaking with The Giver after being given the memory of color‚ Jonas became angry that he was not given choices‚ but in the end they both agree that it is dangerous‚ because people‚ “‘might make the wrong decision’... ‘We don’t dare to let people make choices of their
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In the story The Giver it talks about how the Giver’s memories are transferred to Jonas which begins to make him see things in a new light. According research‚ “the transference of memory is the point at which Lowry’s novel moves from science fiction into fantasy (53)‚ and in fact‚ almost nothing related to memory in The Giver can be explained scientifically‚ from the Giver’s loss of a memory once he has given it to Jonas
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There are many words to describe the community in "The Giver." Everything they did in that story had to pretty much be done in unison‚ as everything had to be perfect‚ feelings were not a real option and responsibility was the biggest Factor in the community. Although its very difficult to describe‚ the people in this community had to all follow certain rules and regulations. Responsibilty was a big part of everyones life. From the time each person turned 12‚ or became a 12 as the story states
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The Giver Short Answer by: William Nguyen (Core 2 Language Arts) While there are many themes that are present in "The Giver" and "Harrison Bergeron"‚ one theme stands out. That theme is‚ memories are important and if they’re lost‚ they can cause pain. In "The Giver"‚ by Lois Lowry‚ there are moments when important memories cause pain. When Jonas is talking to The Giver about [The Giver’s] daughter Rosemary‚ Jonas asks the Giver what happened when Rosemary was released. The Giver responds‚ "’The
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Feelings and emotions are an important feature for how a person acts and behaves. They impact greatly on their personality and how they react. Emotions can help motivate a person or cause them to become cautious‚ create and recognize attachments‚ and give them compassion to protect themselves and others. They are the connections that give a person their individuality and independence. How a person feels about something can affect what do about it. If it is a good feeling like confidence‚ they would
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“I’d never just want to do what everybody else did. I’d be contributing to the sameness of everything.” -Captain Beefheart. In The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry citizens are forced‚ without knowing‚ to live according to the Committee of Elders’ standards. They choose what the people do‚ say‚ wear‚ etc. This is truly unfair for the Committee of Elders to use sameness to completely control the community. This is shown in the lack of authentic relationships in the family unit‚ the concept of sameness‚ and the
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see black and white?The novel ’’the giver’’ is a boy name jonas in a community an he dosnt release he dot have the same abilty as everyone else. The book ’’the giver’’ is a untipon worl tabt is becomig a ditopon world. In thre book ’’the giver’’ the society is how it is silmailar and differnce from our world. The world we live in vs the world they live in we both have a place to go which is the children center(daycare/eduction center). In the book ’’the giver’’ the children center is a after school
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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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