The Giver Quote Analysis
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Lowry uses symbol in The Giver to help transmit complex ideas with few words. In The Giver the symbols Lowry is conveying are the apple and the sled. When Jonas was playing catch with Asher,“Jonas had noticed...the apple had changed” (21-22). The apple is an emblem of change. Jonas is starting to be able to “see beyond.” When Jonas saw the apple’s adjustment he started to be able to distinguish the community’s true colors. When Jonas is living the memory of the sled and snow, he goes gravitates down the hill on a red sled, “He was free to enjoy the breathless glee that overwhelmed him…”(79). As he soars down the snow on the sled he has a provoking wake up call that he could have a chance at a more superior life. The sled descending down the hill is like moving on to a new life and realizing the community is not the boundary. The community knows nothing about colors, emotions, and memories. Although the community is deep in despair without even knowing, Jonas and the Giver are able to see what the world was like before. Together they make a plan to bring the community out of the mist. They give …show more content…
For example, Lina and Doon discover,“ ‘The mayor has a secret treasure room in the storehouse’ ” (158). The mayor is sitting on his bottom watching the city deteriorate as he stuffs his fat, husky face. Looper is the one catering to the mayor’s greedy stomach.The mayor is mean , hypocritical, and abuses his power. Nevertheless, the mayor is selfish, greedy, and narcissistic. DuPrau wants us to fall into the trap, believing that the mayor will do his job and save Ember. It is the perfect opposite. Doon and Lina display endurance and grit, they have the willpower to save the city from destitution. They do not let the impending darkness wreak their hope that Ember is not the last city with lights, their unwavering courage and strength is just what it takes to save Ember from utter
Symbol
Lowry uses symbol in The Giver to help transmit complex ideas with few words. In The Giver the symbols Lowry is conveying are the apple and the sled. When Jonas was playing catch with Asher,“Jonas had noticed...the apple had changed” (21-22). The apple is an emblem of change. Jonas is starting to be able to “see beyond.” When Jonas saw the apple’s adjustment he started to be able to distinguish the community’s true colors. When Jonas is living the memory of the sled and snow, he goes gravitates down the hill on a red sled, “He was free to enjoy the breathless glee that overwhelmed him…”(79). As he soars down the snow on the sled he has a provoking wake up call that he could have a chance at a more superior life. The sled descending down the hill is like moving on to a new life and realizing the community is not the boundary. The community knows nothing about colors, emotions, and memories. Although the community is deep in despair without even knowing, Jonas and the Giver are able to see what the world was like before. Together they make a plan to bring the community out of the mist. They give …show more content…
For example, Lina and Doon discover,“ ‘The mayor has a secret treasure room in the storehouse’ ” (158). The mayor is sitting on his bottom watching the city deteriorate as he stuffs his fat, husky face. Looper is the one catering to the mayor’s greedy stomach.The mayor is mean , hypocritical, and abuses his power. Nevertheless, the mayor is selfish, greedy, and narcissistic. DuPrau wants us to fall into the trap, believing that the mayor will do his job and save Ember. It is the perfect opposite. Doon and Lina display endurance and grit, they have the willpower to save the city from destitution. They do not let the impending darkness wreak their hope that Ember is not the last city with lights, their unwavering courage and strength is just what it takes to save Ember from utter