Assignment Sheet: The Giver Persuasive Essay Utopia or Dystopia? The Giver describes a society in search of perfection‚ which is a recurring theme in literature. Somebody in Jonas’s society decided that eliminating or limiting choices and feeling‚ among other things‚ would ultimately create a perfect place in which to live. By eliminating and/or limiting choices and feelings‚ the creators were able to implement Sameness‚ which would then provide a conflict-less environment in which to exist.
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The Giver placed his hands on Jonas’s bare back‚ and suddenly Jonas was on a hard ground. He was laying down with a bunch of small‚ tiny rocks digging into his skin. Jonas stood up and wiped the rocks from his skin. From the distance he can see these boats. They are not like the boat he was on when The Giver gave him the memory of the sea. These boats were much bigger. “Ships”. They are sitting on the water. Peacefully flowing with the current of the moving‚ clear‚ beautiful water. Jonas has never
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“SAMENESS” IN THE GIVER What would it feel like living in a world which everyone is same and the life is monotone?In “The Giver”‚written by Lois Lowry‚there’s a community based on perfection and the citizens who have strict and ethic rules to prevent their community from becoming unethical and unequal.Lowry conveyed her ideas both with in advantages and disadvantages‚and the diversity which citizens in the community have lost. To begin with‚the main advantage which citizens have is the relief
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Jonas closed his eyes and waited for the impact of the snow‚ but none came. His eyes fluttered with the tiny snowflakes on his lashes. Jonas held Gabe tightly‚ letting the heat from his body soak into the baby’s. As the sled slid to a stop‚ Jonas stiffly climbed out‚ clutching Gabe to his chest. He squinted through the thick snow swirling in the air. As Jonas peered through the snow‚ he became aware of the silence. There was no noise‚ no singing‚ no music. Had he only imagined the warm‚ friendly
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It had been a cruel winter‚ with the crops withered into dust and any money dwindled‚ Aleksandr’s family had cowered into itself with chill and gnawing hunger. One grey day as his mother laid shivering in her bed‚ Aleksandr knelt by her side‚ her grey hand clasped in his. “Mother‚ we are all dying. There is something I must do.” The woman’s sallow face frowned. “There is nothing out in this storm to help us anymore‚ my son.” Aleksandr shook his head firmly‚ “There has to be a way. I shall
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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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What do "the stirrings" in The Giver represent in our community and what is the reason for a pill needing to be taken to stop them? The giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ is a book set in a dystopian future where there are communities and a strict set of rules. Throughout the story‚ the main protagonist Jonas‚ has to deal with his newly given job as the receiver of memory. By being given this job‚ Jonas is given memories by the pervious receiver of member‚ who is now the giver. Through each memory‚ Jonas comes
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Finally‚ the long-awaited movie adaptation of the Giver is here. However‚ no movie adaptation stays completely true to its source material‚ and the Giver is no different. The Giver movie sustained some massive changes to its characters and plot‚ not all of which were good. The movie changed the characters’ ages. In the movie‚ the characters were aged to the average dystopian-fiction age. While Lily only aged a year‚ Jonas and his friends aged a lot more‚ jumping from twelve to eighteen. This
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John Michael A. Espino Asst. Prof. Nerisa Del Carmen Guevara LIT 201 - Young Adult Literature 17 August 2012 Cutting The Strings Set in a world where everything is plain and pre-determined‚ the Giver puts its readers in a series of unlikely events that we don’t encounter in our everyday lives. A society that is perfect‚ yet disturbing where everything follows its own cycle so as to the lives of every individual. Everything is monitored; everything has its respective rules and must be obeyed
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As the sun began to set‚ the reflection of the sun’s orange glow glistened throughout the river. Most of the animals in the area had gone back to their home‚ preparing for nightfall. Coming out of the brushes was Lennie‚ who had been tired from escaping his life on the ranch. Lennie dipped his head into the river and took a giant gulp of water. As he took his head out‚ he began to cry. “ I done a bad thing. Now George won’t let me tend no rabbits. He gon’ give me hell for doin’ another bad thing
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