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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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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1. Why dis Rosemary suggest to give herself a shot rather than continuing her training? ⎝ This detail reveals the truth that physical pains from bad memories are not as destroying as mental pains. This can be considered a message from the author that should be put into consideration. A 2. What do you think about the role of the lies in Jonas’s community? (Father lies to his family about the release of people; Jonas lies about his trainings). In what way do you think it has the similarity to our real
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When we extend our helping hand to such needy people‚ we are really thanking God for saving us from many of such horrible situations. In conclusion‚ let me take this opportunity to encourage myself and my friends to decide to be among cheerful givers. And also to take a pledge that we will make at least one person smile a day by extending our helping hand in some way possible to us. And thus make ourselves in those who are loved by
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Judy Budnitz‚ through the dehumanization of Gabe and the focus on Jonas’ excitement when Gabe’s unbelievable change occurs‚ satirically comments on the irrational‚ but plausibly ‘miraculous‚’ idea of a repressively racist environment having physically altering effects on the color of a persons skin to develop a theme of racism. When Gabe is delivered it’s evident that he isn’t a normal baby and his skin in comparison to his parents is quite astonishing; Jonas‚ his father‚ describes his dark skin
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Amber Ordoway had known for quite a while that she wasn’t attracted to guys‚ but she hadn’t told anyone. It wasn’t out of fear of being ridiculed or seen as some sort of show‚ it was simply because it was no one’s god damn business. But finally‚ at the first party of junior year she came out of the closet‚ metaphorically of course. It had all happened because of one Matthew Jonas‚ a sleazy senior guy who probably should’ve known better than to hit on her. She was simply standing around‚ a red
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Imagine a world without color‚ pain‚ or feelings. It sounds terrible. The Giver is a book about a community that people in the community do not have to be worry about anything. In other words‚ they never experience the joy of life and success. Jonas’ community is a strict community to avoid negative emotions. However (TRANS)‚ there are many things that citizens are not allowed to do by themselves. The purpose of this paragraph is to contrast the Jonas’ community to our community. First of all‚ in
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It 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
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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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In The Giver‚ the newchild Gabriel symbolizes love. The symbol of the newchild Gabriel occurs in the story when Jonas’ father brought him to his house at night for extra care. As time passed‚ Jonas found himself attached to Gabriel and loved him. For example‚ Lois Lowry writes‚ “But the moment passed and was followed by an urge‚ a need‚ a passionate yearning to share the warmth with one person left for him to love” (221). By looking at this quotation‚ we can see that Gabriel is very special to him
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