parents’ values. This is the exact concept that is presented within The Giver‚ where Lois Lowry uses intricately detailed imagery and mentally stimulating word choice to appeal to a child’s inner diplomat. Within the book‚ Lowry teaches children the purpose of their rights and how damaging and unjust it would be if their memories‚ emotions‚ thoughts‚ and actions were all monitored and controlled. Furthermore‚ Lowry boldly expresses the idea that perfection is not always what it seems to be. Be that
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The Perfect Society By Samiksha Seshadri‚ Period 4 (Split Core) Have you ever thought of what would be your version of a perfect society? The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a futuristic society. This society has many rules‚ but also has no fear‚ war‚ or any of the dangerous things we face today. The people of this society have no memories of previous eras (Our times)‚ and instead choose a Receiver of Memory. The Receiver carries all the memories from the previous eras
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Throughout the centuries‚ humanity has strived to reach it’s musings of a world without flaws. In the novel The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas’s reality appears to be the utopia our society longs for‚ but it’s beauty is only skin deep. At first glance‚ these two civilizations have nothing in common‚ but once you delve into their details‚ eerie similarities appear causing the reader to feel that we are on our way to becoming the dystopia we fear. Granted‚ we have far to go before we become that‚ there
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Choices Choice: the act of choosing between two or more possibilities. The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a young boy named Jonas. The novel is set in the future in a community that has strict laws and rules. No one in the community knows about the past before the community apart from the Receiver‚ the person who holds the memories. Jonas is given the Assignment (job) of the Receiver. As his training progresses‚ Jonas learns more about the past and how different the past is from the now. One of these
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Lois Lowry’s The Giver is a book about a dystopian community that on the surface appears to hold the secret to happiness. However‚ the main character Jonas soon discovers this secret‚ and it is terrifying. All the members of the community are kept in complete ignorance about the real meaning of true life‚ beauty‚ humanity‚ and free will. Through isolation from pain and suffering‚ the members are turned into a type of robot‚ who fail to think for themselves or see beyond their limited roles within
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“The Giver”‚ by Lois Lowry‚ has a plotline that is a straight line classic aristotelian pattern‚ which follows the journey of a young pre-teen boy named Jonas through a very crucial time in his life‚ where he is assigned the job he will have until he is old. The reader is introduced to a community that is very representational of an idealized community/society with the “elders” being in full control of the citizens. For example‚ the elders choose their job‚ their spouses and even the children they
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Darcy Foster 11/11/08 English-4 Imagine being a 15 year old orphan with a permanently injured leg living in a society where only the strong‚ capable people survive and everyone else must fight for their lives. The book “Gathering Blue‚” by Lois Lowry‚ takes place in a world like this one. Kira was raised by her mother in a small village where everyone has their job that they do every day and no one strays from the routine. Since she was born‚ Kira’s mother has fought for her daughter’s life
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Imagine a community where there is no love‚ sadness‚ anger‚ color‚ choice and everyone is suppose to be the same. In the book‚ The Giver‚ written by Lois Lowry‚ a 12 year year boy named Jonas‚ goes beyond his community. Jonas lives in a false bubble of reality-quite different from ours. The town‚ is literally called‚ The Community‚ which infers positive aspects of social life. However‚ what is hypothesized is a very unhealthy place because community leaders promote sameness‚ lack of emotion‚ and
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Imagine a world that no one can see color‚ can’t feel feelings‚ or doesn’t know what snow is. In the "Giver" made by Lois Lowry‚ this is true. For the elders‚ they think that the memories are bad because memories can cause war‚ famine‚ sadness‚ and more. But they are wrong. Memories also contain love‚ friendship‚ happiness‚ courage‚ and knowledge. When the Elders locked all of the memories into one person everyone lost color except for that one person. They wanted everything to be predictable so
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I will be giving my interpretation of the book “The Giver” by Lois Lowry. This book is set in a society that at first seems to be a utopian society but the further you read on it gradually appears to be more and more dystopian. So this book is about a boy named Jonas going through his twelfth year of his life. Jonas is soon selected to be the “Receiver of Memory” he is to be given the past memories of the time before sameness‚ or before the society became a utopia. As the story progresses Jonas soon
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