Gabriela Smith Independent Reading Project The Giver By: Louis Lowery The Book I read for my independent reading project was called “The Giver” by Louis Lowery. This book is multiple types including social science‚ science fiction‚ and utopian and dystopian fiction. The main character’s name in the giver is Jonas. Jonas is a twelve year old boy who lives in a utopia. Jonas goes to the what we would call retirement home frequently to bathe old people. He goes there mainly to see Fiona one of
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The Giver is a 1993 American children’s novel by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian. The novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life. The society has eliminated pain and strife by converting to "Sameness‚" a plan that has also eradicated emotional depth from their lives. Jonas is selected to inherit the position of Receiver of Memory‚ the person who stores all the past memories
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have choices‚ or to love one another. In the novel‚ The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ a 12-year-old boy called Jonas finds himself in a dystopia when he realizes that there is more to life outside of his sheltered community. Although the people of Jonas’ community know no different than their way of life‚ the society is a dystopia‚ rather than a utopia. " ’It wasn’t a practical thing‚ so it became obsolete when we went to the Sameness.’ " (84) The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ is told from the perspective of a twelve-year-old
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The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a boy‚ named Jonas‚ who lives in small town‚ but this town is different. They do not have memories‚ so that there is sameness in the community. By having sameness‚ they can control everything to a point where there is no pain. They govern sameness by having no color‚ no memories of the past‚ you do not choose your job‚ and you do not know who your real family is. Choosing your own book to read for the summer has many challenges involved. You will have a hard time
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Book Report - The Giver The Giver by Louis Lowry was published in 1993. I did not choose this book it was recommended to me I classify this book as an inner adventure. As in Jonas goes through an emotional metamorphosis (if you will) Jonas lives in a community where pain‚ rudeness‚ and war are non-existent. All children undergoes a ceremony in December every year until they reach twelve years of age‚ at which point they receive their Assignments‚ the jobs they will perform as adults. A committee
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with no pain‚ no color‚ no real feelings‚ no weather‚ no memories‚ no love‚ and more. In the book‚ The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas‚ the main character‚ lives in a Utopian society. A Utopian society is a world that is perfect‚ a world with no problems or any bad things. As Jonas’s Assignment‚ he was selected to be the Receiver‚ the most honored job in the Community‚ and receives special training from the Giver. At first‚ Jonas enjoys the way his Community functions‚ but later wants to explore all of
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upon in the giver is euthanasia‚ or the practice of ending someone’s life to ease their suffering. Jonas’s community practices euthanasia on very old citizens as well as upon unhealthy newchildren. Jonas’s horror at this practice motivates him to take drastic measures to reform the society‚ and yet many people in our own society consider euthanasia to be a compassionate practice and one that should be available to all citizens. Discuss the attitude toward euthanasia as expressed in the giver. Does the
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The Giver The Giver is a novel written by Lois Lowry. She is an American writer who has won numerous awards in her years‚ notably a Newbery award for the giver in 1993. The novel explores different themes of life. Freedom. Everything is supervised and controlled by what Lowry describes as ‘Elders’. The thought of having any freedom is non-existent in the community as the ‘elders’ will decide who your spouse will be‚ the job you will be doing for the community & generally the lives of people living
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The Giver Page 1 of 182 The Giver Lois Lowry NOTICE This accessible media has been made available to people with bona fide disabilities that affect reading. This notice tells you about restrictions on the use of this accessible media‚ which could be a book‚ a periodical‚ or other content. Copyright Notice Title: The Giver Author: Lois Lowry Copyright 1993 by Lois Lowry This notice is not part of the copyrighted work‚ which begins below after the phrase "Begin Content". Bookshare distributes
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The Giver You: “Mom‚ Dad; do you love me?” Mom and Dad: “Are you kidding me!?” In the novel “The Giver” by Lois Lowry‚ the main character‚ Jonas changes and reveals a very important theme. Jonas in the beginning of the story was a very clueless character‚ and throughout the story he changes little by little and reveals a theme. Jonas in the beginning of the story was a absolutely oblivious to the real world happening around him. “I felt the wanting...” This shows that Jonas doesn’t even
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