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    you give up for someone you love? Will you give up everything? Probably not as much as the tree did. Some people take and do not give back they have no sorrow or guilt. The Giving Tree can be seen as a metaphor for a mother-child relationship. In this story‚ there is an animistic tree that cares for a boy and will do anything to see him thrive in life. As long as she sees him‚ she will be the happiest tree in the word but the boy doesn’t appreciate the love and care he is given. For example‚ a mother

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    Greedy In The Giving Tree

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    Greedy And Giving Most people take giving a brand new definition. You don’t have to like what people give you just Think about why they gave it to you. In the book The Giving Tree the tree is being really kind to the boy and letting him take her stuff. The giving tree is all about giving and being greedy is not all about giving. I think giving is a big part of this book.The tree is giving all her things to the boy so he can survive. "I want to buy things and have fun.I want some money?""I’m sorry

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    The Giving Tree Reflection

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    Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree‚ a classic children’s book about a boy that grows up alongside a tree and continues to take advantage of the tree’s love for him by taking its resources throughout his life. I reread this book many times throughout my childhood‚ and despite me not quite grasping the story’s message when I was younger‚ I eventually realized what the actual moral of the story was as I thought about it more and more as I grew up. Due to this‚ The Giving Tree was one of the first stories

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    I read The Giving Tree which is children’s picture book and written by Shel Silverstein. The reason I chose it is because my friend recommended it to me. I borrowed another book from UTSA library‚ but I was not interested in that book after I read it. When I consulted with my friend about book report‚ she recommended it and said to me “The Giving Tree will make you moved and think about the implication of that book.” That’s why I chose. I think a shape of love is written in it. The main characters

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    By evaluating the duality of illustrations as both mechanisms for pictorial representation and the process of narrative clarification‚ the images in Shel Silverstein’s picture book The Giving Tree (1964) consequently solidify as the dominant mode for communicating the text’s overall themes to the reader. In visually presenting the pattern of action of personification and sacrifice‚ and the recurring image of isolation‚ Silverstein’s illustrations actively portray one such theme of the destabilizing

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    As the old saying goes‚ “Giving is better than receiving.” In Shel Silverstein’s‚ The Giving Tree‚ there were many different interpreted meanings that most would look past without proper analyzation. I believe that this famous poem has more in-depth meanings other than just the concept of giving and receiving‚ and that we should take into account the various messages the author could have portrayed with this impactful piece of poetry. “Focus more on what you need than what you want‚” is a very important

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    Some children books teach about friendship‚ bravery‚ and diversity. While others tell us it’s important to love. In The Giving Tree‚ Shel Silverstein tells a fictional story about a tree and young boy’s relationship. The tree and young boy established a very close connection‚ as the boy got older he began separating from the tree. Even though he separated from the tree‚ the tree still gave the young boy her last without question. This paper shows that this short story is a commentary about people’s

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    American Literature 3/28/10 The Giving Tree Shel Silverstein‚ an extremely gifted and versatile author‚ wrote and illustrated "The Giving Tree". Readers of all ages have enjoyed this story since its publication in 1964. It portrays the gift of giving and to love and be loved in return. While "The Giving Tree" generated a lot of controversy upon its publication‚ having been a child and now being a mother‚ I see the tree representing a mother ’s unconditional and self sacrificing love

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    The bond that the tree and boy have is unbreakable. Even as the boy grows older‚ the tree is still there to provide what the boy needs no matter the price.The tree provides nourishment for the little boy so he will be happy.The tree plays with the boy and gives him apples. The tree loves the boy. The boy loves the tree. In The Giving Tree‚ Shel Silverstein illustrates the loving relationship between parent and child through the characterization of the boy and tree. The tree loved the boy that

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    The first book I read was The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. It can be debated that it was more reciting than reading because at the time it was my favorite book‚ and I had others read it to me as often as possible. I remember thinking the the tree was such a kind and devoted friend‚ while the boy was a “meanie.” I see now that the tree gave everything away and lost herself in the process. The unhealthy relationship between the tree and the boy led to the tree being abandoned and entirely unhappy

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