ever been starving‚ would ever be starving.” (Lowry 89). The Community in The Giver is called a utopian society‚ what is a utopian society? Webster Dictionary says‚ “an imaginary place in which the government‚ laws‚ and social condition are perfect...” Even though they may be “perfect”‚ utopian societies never really work out‚ and usually people have to take risks in order to change the society. In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas takes risks by‚ helping family members‚ doing what he thinks
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The Giver Writing Prompt: It’s almost midnight and you’re almost finished with your sixth cup of coffee. Your eyes strain as you stare at your computer screen looking at college applications. Once again‚ you go through the college pamphlets scattered on your desk and you read paragraphs to see it they provide a good job in the field you want. Sounds like a nightmare‚ right? Well‚ believe it or not this is reality for students looking for a college that suits their interests. Every
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The giver is an award-winning book by lois lowry. In the first chapter of The Giver‚ Jonas reflects back on some memories. Such as when he witnessed a plane flying over the community‚ and when his best friend Asher was late for school. He also experiences a tough time of sharing feelings‚ a daily ritual in his community‚ for the upcoming ceremony makes him nervous. Jonas is riding his bike home one day and thinking about how he feels. He feels frightened. But no‚ that is not the right word. He was
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Could you imagine a world where everyone is the same? In Lois Lowry’s book the giver‚ everyone in Jonas’ community is mostly the same and are given numbers as identification. Individuality Definitely from a person. They are taught that everyone is the same. They make sure you are perfect‚ but if you are not perfect‚ the penalty‚ is death or what they call being released. Identity is controlled and individuality is eliminated‚ which does solve some problems but also creates them.
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religion everything is the same everyone thinks and acts the same‚ is that a bad thing or a good thing? the book the giver is about a boy named Jonas who was in a world with no color‚ no feelings‚ and no free choices‚ everyone has specific jobs based on there ability. Sameness is a bad thing because it can ruin everyones creativity and make life boring and uninteresting. The giver is about a boy named Jonas who becomes receiver in a world where he couldn’t pick his own job‚ on page 61 it states
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The Giver was written by Lois Lowry in 1993. It tells about a utopian society in which every person is assigned their life’s purpose at different ceremonies that occur yearly. The society is very organized‚ and everything is very matter-of-fact and by the book. Every year there are ceremonies for the children growing each year‚ named the year they are turning. Each year new milestones are reached‚ and everyone looks forward to the Ceremonies‚ especially the Ceremony of Twelve. The Elders decide what
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Values In different region of the world people have different beliefs that guide and shape the way they live their life. A value is an important and life lasting beliefs or ideals shared by people of the same culture about what is good or bad‚ and what is desirable or undesirable. What may seem valuable to one person may not be the same as to the next person‚ cultures differ in many ways and those values that shapes our culture is also the root of our lifestyle. Throughout our lives
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The Giver Argument Essay The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ is about a twelve year old boy named Jonas who receives a painful job. He received the Receiver of Memory‚ which is one of the most honorable jobs in the community. Jonas receives memories from the past that are very painful for him to handle. With a small 2 year old named Gabriel‚ he decides to travel through the cold and snowy hills. At the end of the book‚ Jonas and Gabriel both survive the harsh weather and find themselves at a town in Elsewhere
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they don’t have‚ the pain they never experience‚ what life was like in the past‚ he eventually makes a plan with The Giver and asks him to go but cannot. But no matter what The Giver says Jonas is still determined to make a change and reject his society in the way they live without the meaning of life. (STEWE-1) Knowing that Jonas will follow through the plan with help from The Giver‚ he asks him to come as well so he too can change the way society works‚ but yet he has to help the people when they
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The Giver by Lois Lowry is a science-fiction book. Th story is set in a community where there aren’t any hunger‚ war and pain. Everything seems all right to him‚ until the day he turns twelve. Jonas is selected to be a receiver of memory‚ which is a job that there is only one person and the selection Helds once in ten years. After being the receiver of memory‚ Jonas’ life changed‚ and his happy and vital times is taken away from him‚ he became lonely. Later on‚ he discovered different dark sides
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