Period 8 The Giver The Giver is told from the perspective of a eleven year old boy named Jonas. Jonas lives in a “flawless” futuristic society. The society is free of conflicts‚ pain‚ fear‚ hunger‚ and hatred. Jonas ultimately uncovers the secretes about the community‚ making him question his and his communities ignorance. Throughout the book the main character Jonas dramatically changes as do the settings of the book. In the book the main character Jonas goes from being just another
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believe everyone in the community will not be able to learn efficiently if everything is the same. The Giver states that everything is as close to same as anyone can get. If everything is the same‚ how can one learn about true life? If life doesn’t have mistakes‚ how can one learn efficiently I believe this is to hide the outside world‚ not to protect the people. Also‚ The community in The Giver s a dystopia. This community is a dystopia because in the text it states it states‚”Dystopia‚ which is
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“Hmm”‚ I was looking at myself in the mirror‚ “this can do”. For my first workday I was contemplating what to wear and after debating between three outfits I have finally decided for one. It was important for me to make a good first impression and now I wore a white blouse with a black knee length tube skirt‚ a blazer‚ and black pumps. I tied my hair into a neat high ponytail and wore some makeup. “You can do this”‚ I gave myself a once over in the mirror‚ nodded in satisfaction‚ turned around and
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What is more valued - personal rights or the common good of the community? In The Giver‚ written by Lois Lowry‚ a boy perfectly adapted to his unique community named Jonas begins to open his eyes‚ sees the reality of his world‚ and searches for the true values in life. In this community‚ the citizens want to live a simple‚ predetermined life and also strongly believe that they are living in a “perfect” society through the system of sameness which eliminates risks. However‚ they do not have any knowledge
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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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you are ready to die because you are satisfied with your accomplishments and your life. However the question is; can you live a fulfilled life in a supposed utopia‚ if you are restricted and not given the freedom of decision. In the world of The Giver there is perfect balance‚ but no choices and sameness is strongly enforced. In Harrison Bergeron everyone is equal but those who are beyond others are restrained. In All Summer in a Day everyone lives on an alien planet in space‚ but are kept isolated
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Between the book and the movie of the giver there are many similarities. for instance in the book color is something the people of thier town had to give up and in the movie it was mostly black and white until jones got his seeing beyond also in book and movie. in the book also jonas wanted to take gabe and run away so gabe wouldn’t end up being killed be cause he wasn’t growing fast enough Samething goes for the book. Most of the rules in the book and movie were the same also in both the book
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In The Giver‚ the community places extraordinary importance on language and requires the utilization of certain words or phrases. Specific words have been chosen to distort or hide the actual meaning of the words‚ making them sound less emotional. To the people living in the community‚ these words are used every day and appear normal; however‚ to a reader‚ certain words and phrases appear awkward and disturbing. A few interesting examples of manipulated language are “telling‚” “comfort object‚”
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ever been starving‚ would ever be starving.” (Lowry 89). The Community in The Giver is called a utopian society‚ what is a utopian society? Webster Dictionary says‚ “an imaginary place in which the government‚ laws‚ and social condition are perfect...” Even though they may be “perfect”‚ utopian societies never really work out‚ and usually people have to take risks in order to change the society. In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas takes risks by‚ helping family members‚ doing what he thinks
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The Giver Why is their society‚ in The Giver so different than ours? Their society is so different because they think that they can make their world perfect. We all know that no one is perfect so what makes it so different? In Lois Lowry’s book The Giver their family unit interacts with each other on a day-to-day basis and has both similarities and differences in our family unit which is better than theirs because ours does not have a limit of children‚ do not have required time shares‚ and we
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