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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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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In the story The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ a utopian society emphasizes sameness in all aspects of life. Citizens obey rules that eliminate everything from their feelings to their choice of their devoted spouses whom they must spend their whole life with. These rules were created to eliminate world problems such as poverty‚ refugees‚ and world hunger. The World’s most prominent problem today however is world hunger. I believe‚ the origin of this is overpopulation. A possible ethical solution to this
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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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Victoria‚ British Columbia‚ Canada Dearest Mother and Father‚ I know you are probably very concerned upon learning I have left the community. However‚ I have written to you to explain why I did so. As you both know‚ I have been training along the Giver to become the new Receiver of Memory. Over time‚ I have received many memories‚ and experienced pain like no other‚ you are unable to grasp the concept of some things I have learned‚ but I will try my best to explain them to you so you can understand
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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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other side has multiple colors. I did that because in the book nobody but the giver and Jonas can see color so the side with different colors are meant for Jonas and the giver because they can see color and the gray side is meant for the other people because they cannot see colors. I have also made circles on each side to represent the people in the community. The two circles on the on the right represent Jonas and the Giver and the bunch of circles on the left represent the rest of the people in the
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Value of rational thought and restraint In Anzia Yezierska’s Bread Givers of 1952‚ a family of immigrant parents living in poverty in the ghetto of New York City struggles to survive. Sara sacrifices her family relationship and leaves home to get the education and life she wants. Meanwhile‚ in the process‚ she learns that losing control over her anger will take her nowhere but backward. Previous to attending college‚ Sara did not have impulse control which is what got herself into trouble from crashing
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no core values and he has too much responsibility for going to school. First‚ He has to care for Gabe. Next he has to show core values‚ which he does not. Lastly‚ he is not accustomed to such an environment. He would have a very hard time. First‚ he is very disrespectful‚ and inconsiderate. He knows that he is the only one with feelings‚ but still gets mad at his dad and the speaker when he learns about release. According o the book‚ he mocks the speaker and his dad‚ when the giver tells him
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Giver!” Said the crowd outside the annex building. Oh‚ shut up and deal with it‚ The Giver said to himself. Then suddenly‚ The Giver felt a memory‚ appear in his mind. He tried to recall it‚ but it didn’t come. On the third time he tried‚ he got it. It was a memory of Jonas‚ and how he taught him‚ and how he reacted
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