What do you think of a world when you have to follow the same rules as everyone else and some decisions you cannot make on your own? The book "The Giver" is about a world with people who are equal and Jonas‚ the protagonist‚ has something that other’s in the community don’t. The novel "The Giver" is a society that appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopia as the story goes on. As a result‚ it is clear to see that the society in the novel has many similarties and differences with our
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in with the protagonist Jonas lives. The text appeals to the audience of young adults because of its relatable theme; The Giver is about the process in which young adults begin to understand the harsh realities and truths of the world‚ this directly correlates to the audience’s context at the time of reading. The almost journalistic writing style of The Giver intrigues the audience with symbolism and setting. At first the setting is purely black and white but as Jonas discovers colours we begin
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who knows better? One similarity between the book and the movie is the main characters‚ Jonas‚ who was able to go to Elsewhere with his youthful companion‚ Gabriel. Another similarity was the Giver’s link to Rosemary. Aside from being the previous Receiver‚ Rosemary was the Giver’s daughter. Asher and Jonas were best friends in both as well. Jonas was also able to transmit memories to Gabriel. In both‚ Jonas also had to
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the novel‚ The Giver by Lois Lowery‚ Jonas‚ the main character‚ lives in a society where everyone portrays Sameness. Sameness is where everything is equal. For example‚ every family has four people: a mother and a father‚ one boy and one girl. Jonas is assigned the job of the Receiver of Memory. The Receiver of Memory holds all the memories‚ so that the members of the society don’t have to feel pain‚ or happiness. The Giver‚ the old Receiver of Memory‚ and Jonas can have feelings since they have memories
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freedom is given. In this community‚ everyone acts the same; They all see in black and white‚ go to bed at the same time‚ wake up at the same time‚ and everyone has the same routines. In this book we go through the important years of Jonas’s life. Jonas learns that there are goods and bads in these years‚ soon coming to realize everything is not as it seems. This book‚ The Giver‚ has a very interesting story line showing limited freedom in the community. In a community where almost
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vapider for Jonas(a resident in the society) as he received more memory from
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1. Describe Jonas’ feelings when he receives the memory of snow. It was very surprising to him and wasn’t frightening at all. He felt the air change and his breath was cold. He could feel cold air twirling around his body and he felt it blow against his hands where they lay at his sides‚ and over his back. 2. After Jonas has received his first memory‚ what do you think his expectations for the future as The Receiver are? To receive more memories and learn more about true pain and pleasure of the
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Part 3‚ Summary‚ The Giver Assignment #3 The Giver‚ By Lois Lowry is a great story about utopias and sameness. Jonas lives in a utopia and does the same tasks as everyone else in his community. This is until they turn 12 and get their jobs/assignments. There are fish hatchery workers‚ nurturers‚ birthmothers‚ road cleaners‚ and food preparers. In a utopia‚ you don’t get paid in money. There is no currency whatsoever. If you fail to do your jobs or tasks‚ you get released from the community
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of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it.” (20.194). The dreary‚ difficult and uncomfortable tone‚ explains how Jonas is facing challenging situation right now‚ Jonas hopes that this all changes. ‘But it certainly made them aware of how they need a Receiver to contain all that pain’. (13.135). The narration gives us the opinion of Jonas and
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education‚ and careers? Which one is right and which one is wrong? One of our most important thing in our life is family. How do these two societies portray family? In The Giver‚ the families are cold hearted because love doesn’t exist. According to Jonas ( a member of this community) love is a very generalized word. Now can you imagine your parents not giving
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