The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a young boy named Jonas and about the perfect community he lives in. Their life-style is a lot difference from ours because they don’t get to choose what they want‚ they are just told to do it. They also do things differently‚ an example would be the way they celebrate there birthday. Every children from 12 and under celebrate there birthday on December as a community. Another difference is the way they create their family unit. They are only allowed to have a certain
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In the book “The Giver” by Lois Lowry Jonas sacrifices his life in the community for the community to live their lives to the fullest and his bravery paid off in the end when he lives. For example one reason that Jonas lives to see the lights of elsewhere is because he explains that he can see lights shining through windows. This suggests that the lights are shining through real windows and you can see lights through the rooms of houses. The author shows this on page 179‚ “he could see lights‚and
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The Giver by Lois Lowry illuminates the theme that individuality is important considering how different people have various beliefs that can advance society. If only a few people control over an entire community‚ it will remain stagnant with little to no change. The Committee of Elders made decisions and not the people themselves. For example‚ everyone in the community passively accepted all the rules‚ never questioning the reasons behind them. Jonas’s father was confronted with the task of releasing
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allows us to express our emotions‚ our interests‚ our passions and allows us to express our creativity. In this scene‚ it’s a beautiful summer day; right by the pool‚ it’s sunny‚ there are very few clouds‚ and a rich blue sky. In the story “The Giver” by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas lives in a society where nothing has colour‚ everything is the same‚ and no one has the freedom to choose. In his society‚ “the perfect summer day” doesn’t exist‚ from the sheer beauty of the vibrant colours‚ to the warmth of the sun
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In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ twelve year old Jonas states that a community with love would be a "dangerous way to live." Well to think about this‚ you must first answer the question‚ What would be a secure place to live? When we think of invulnerability‚ many of us consider our families‚ friends‚ and loved ones. There is that word again; love. Love is kind‚ warm‚ and healthy‚ but sometimes it can be considered dangerous. For example‚ if you are in love with someone who does not have feelings
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The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ is a fiction story about a boy named Jonas who is given quite an interesting job. He is assigned to be a receiver of memory. He lives in a community that treats its people unfairly because they have no decisions‚ no feelings‚ and no color. I disagree with Jonas’s community because you have no options‚ no emotions‚ and there are no colors. Readers need to understand this because they will have a clearer opinion of exactly why Jonas decided to leave the community. In
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that feed themselves with the same needless data. When we exaggerate the way we live just a little bit we get a society‚ which can be almost perfectly described as the one in “The Giver”. In Lois Lowry’s “The Giver”‚ the author portrays a society in which there is absolute control of the choices made by the citizens. Lowry describes how this community is under the control of an utilitarian type of government that controls what jobs the citizens will have‚ what foods they will eat‚ how many children
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are inexpedient for their governing‚ thereby violating the civil liberties of its people. Lois Lowry’s The Giver introduces a world similar to China. In it‚ the hero Jonas lives in a community extraordinarily safely with his family‚ with no memory. His father is a Nurturer‚ who is in charge of newborn babies and infants. His mother works in field of law. He has a younger sister‚ Lily‚
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would have to have seasons and if we had seasons we wouldn’t be able to grow crops year round so we will not have enough food to feed the community‚” (Lowry). This rule described in Jonas’s community in Lois Lowry’s The Giver may sound unusual to us. But climate control exists all around the world today. After reading The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ most people would think that controlling the climate is bad and destroys the earth. But on the other hand‚ it is very successful and happens globally today
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In Lois Lowry’s award winning novel‚ The Giver‚ Jonas becomes the receiver of memories because of his ability to see beyond. In Jonas’ community‚ emotions are nonexistent and regular things like color‚ animals‚ and music have been erased from citizens’ memories. Jonas goes on a journey to find more about the history of the world and finds more about himself. He then leaves his "home" to save himself and everyone he ever knew. Jonas leaving the community benefitted Gabe because it saved his life‚
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