The Giver is about two main characters‚ Jonas‚ and the Giver. Jonas is a young boy living in a “utopian” society in which everyone’s life is controlled by a group of elders. When people who live in the society become a twelve‚ they are assigned a job. Jonas expected to receive a normal job like everyone else in the society. However‚ he was assigned the most important and honorable job in the entire society‚ the receiver. He then undergoes training for his new assignment that opens his eyes to many
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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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For my independent reading project I chose to read The Giver written by Lois Lowry. This story takes place in a “perfect” society. A society with no color. A society with no feelings. A society with no individuality. A society with no freedom. This book is set in a dystopian society‚ where everyone is the same and everything is chosen for you The main character in this story is a twelve year old boy named Jonas. He got placed into a job as reviver of energy. In the beginning of the book he is very
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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
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Literary Essay- Saurabh Gadre In stories‚ the true capacity of characters are measured when they go up against an evil that e Giver‚ she writes‚ “But I want them!” Jonas said they cannot defeat. In The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ a twelve year old boy named Jonas gets selected to receive special training from the Giver‚ where he learns about the past of his society and what life was like before his era. Harrison‚ from Kurt Vonnegut’s‚ Harrison Bergeron ‚ is forced to suffer because he is much smarter than
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Book Summary The book starts with Jonas feeling apprehensive. At dinner that night‚ Jonas’s family- his father‚ mother‚ and sister named Lily- share their feelings like they do every night‚ it’s called the “the telling of feelings”. Jonas’s dad talks about taking care for a child. Jonas explains that he is apprehensive about the Ceremony of 12- the time when he will be assigned a career and begin his adult life. Jonas lives in a very strict community. Jonas starts thinking about all the other
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constructed only with stones‚ and their government was based on “compartmentalized and interlocking units.” The Inca culture was alive and vibrant‚ with religion playing a major role. Their economy was unique but worked. Some consider the Inca Empire a Utopia because of its carefully planned government and streets‚ vivid culture‚ architecture and technology years‚ if not decades‚ ahead of its time‚ so that it was - and still is - a society with a vast and far-reaching
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perfect society would be based on a great lie. People would be told that lie from the cradle‚ and they would believe it‚ because human beings need to make order out of chaos(-Anne Frasier)”. The Giver perfectly reflects the quote because their lives are based on a huge lie from birth to their death‚ but the Giver and receiver are exposed to the dark truth. Human beings are incapable of creating a perfect society due to their nature and limitations. This claim can be supported by the fact that perfection
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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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