Everyone is supposed to be different. In the novel The Giver the protagonist‚ Jonas is different from everyone else. Jonas sees things no one else can. He’s sees color and memories from the past. Anyone could compare their lives to Jonas‚ but not all. In conclusion‚ everyone can see color it’s normal for us but not for him. Jonas’ first color he sees is red‚ compared us on earth we understand all colors. In the novel Jonas and Asher were tossing an apple back and forth and Jonas noticed the
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The Giver is a interesting‚ and thrilling book that tells us about a boy living in a utopia. A utopia is a perfect world‚ no violence or hate. There are a many reasons like self freedom‚ guidance‚ and equality‚ telling us that the world is a dystopia and utopia. But the one that is depicted the most from the book is utopia. Self freedom is my first reason why The Giver is a utopia. In The Giver there is a lot of evidence explaining to the readers that the characters in this book do live a happy
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Bread Givers The book‚ Bread Givers is a novel written by Anzia Yezierska following the lives of woman who have to go through struggle because of new tradition verses old tradition. In the book I found that there are several themes within the book Bread Givers. Woman Rights‚ being one of them‚ seem to be an issue throughout the book. This book revolves around the lives of woman in a household on Hester Street in New York City. In the 1920’s times were not easiest for immigrants. In this book
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Have you ever wondered how much characters can be alike even if they are from different novels? In “The Giver” by Lois Lowry‚ a very smart and intelligent 12 year old boy named Jonas‚ gets a very high ranking job as the Receiver of Memory. Also‚ in “The Batboy” by Mike Lupica‚ a 14 year old boy gets the job everyone young boy could wish for‚ being a batboy for the Detroit Tigers. Jonas from “The Giver” and Brian from “The Batboy” have many similarities and differences. These young men have a lot in
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Why is it always assumed that the community in The Giver is imaginary? A form of it exists in real life. Jonas‚ a seemingly ordinary boy living with his parents and sister‚ finds out that the community where he lives is not at all what it looks like‚ leading him to take an extraordinary journey. Due to the existence of all-controlling governments‚ the real world is not completely removed from the dystopian worlds of The Giver and Nineteen Eighty-Four. People living under a Marxist-Leninist
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The term “utopia” describes “a perfect society…that protects the people from the worst ills of humankind (Source A‚ Paragraph 1).” This term is portrayed in Lois Lowry’s novel‚ The Giver. Jonas‚ a young boy living in a utopian community‚ believes that his world is perfect. There is no suffering‚ hunger‚ war‚ or pain‚ and everything is under control. However‚ when Jonas becomes the Receiver of Memory‚ the imperfections of the utopian community are revealed to him by the memories he receives. Throughout
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Could you ever imagine living in a community where there are no feelings‚ memories of the past‚ or color. In the book The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ the main character Jonas is singled out to become the new Receiver of Memory for his community that strives to be perfect by stopping emotions‚ taking away color‚ memories of the past‚ and many other things‚ except for the Receiver. He learns about Elsewhere‚ the real truth about life‚ through memories he is given‚ both good and bad. He is not allowed to tell
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in jonas’s community have no right to choose is a dystopian characteristic. For example in The Giver it states ‚” If everything’s the same‚ then there aren’t any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things.” therefore his life is controlled by what the council want not what he wants. In addition‚ withholding information from the community is also a dystopian characteristic. In The Giver it states‚” Your living arrangements
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In many scenarios if authorities do not allow creativity to grow‚ kids will not be exposed to new possibilities and they will not be able to foster innovative ideas. In the novel‚ The Giver‚ authorities do not allow the usage of creativity let alone have class in creativity. As a result of not allowing individuals to have creativity‚ their society and civilization is boring and plain with a lack of innovative and amazing inventions because
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Persuasive Essay: The Giver Imagine living in a world full of lies‚ a world where there are many secrets‚ a world where what you see is not always what it is. Jonas has lived all his life in a world like this. Can you even imagine a perfect‚ uniform and fully equal life for all people? It would be a boring life‚ right? At the end of the book‚ Jonas gets tired of all the lies of the community in which he lives and decides to escape. Many people like his father‚ his foster brother‚ Gabe
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