In the dystopian novel, The Giver, Lois Lowry illustrates the boringness of conformity. She has positioned the readers to view the community as a calculated and controlled society. The concept of individualism is non-existent in the dystopian novel the Giver. Consequently, people do not have the ability to make their individual decisions and people are unable to think for themselves, blindly accepting and following all rules. As the plot progressed, it became obvious that the community was one of unnatural...
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The Novel, The Giver, by Lois Lowry allows readers to examine many hidden lessons and messages throughout the story. In the book, we follow Jonasâ journey in learning the unpleasant truth about his community and his attempt to save its people before they destroy themselves. Many themes and messages are brought to light in the novel, like the negative impact of being unable to make your own decisions and being fully pulled away from your freedom. It showcases how important...
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The Giver, a young adult novel written by Lois Lowry in 1993, is set in what appears at first to be a utopian society with immaculate and faultless systems. Although as the story progresses, more and more of the societyâs imperfections are revealed, posing the question to both readers and the protagonists of the book, is the community a utopia after all? The novel follows the life of a 12-year old boy called Jonas and his struggles in his so-called...
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The Giver, by Lois Lowry, is a sci-fi type novel about a society where everyone is assigned a specific job to do and no one is allowed to have feelings or memories of anything. Society is dictated by a few people in charge and the rest of the people just go about following the rules and instructions they are given. One of the main themes of the book is based on the importance of memory. The book is so interesting...
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The Giver is the famous young adult dystopian novel made by Lois Lowry in 1993. This novel is set in a society that is in the future. In the beginning, it first appeared as utopian but as the readers read further, it is become more obvious to say that this is dystopian. What is a dystopia? âDystopiaâ is the word to describe the exact opposite meaning of the word âUtopiaâ. If âUtopiaâ is a society that possesses highly desirable, perfect,...
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Jonas is the protagonist in the book named The Giver. The Giver is about a futuristic utopian society which has tried to relieve its citizens of choices to ensure sameness, fairness, and equality. We start reading with Jonas who is eleven years old; in the book every December they hold a ceremony where each child moves up a year in school and receives special privileges. When Jonas turns 12, he will have his future job assigned to him. This essay...
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The Giver by Lois Lowry introduces a concept of a utopian society being created through predictability and sameness. What if today was as predictable as tomorrow? Twenty years into the future? The community within The Giver paints a failed attempt at creating a utopian society beneath the seemingly perfect surface, in which results a dystopian community, defines as a futuristic society where there is great suffering, injustice and control while its antonym, a utopian society, is an ideal, perfect place....
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The society in which Jonas lives in is essentially known as a dystopian world that portrays a failed utopian world. His society is a world where everything has gone wrong. Jonas society has attempted utopia â where they try to hide the pain, suffering and violence within these memories that no one other than The Giver and Receiver of Memory can know of. This world is heavily controlled by the âEldersâ who program and manipulate the community, so they think...
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Throughout history, humankind has strived for perfection in every aspect of humanity, yet it has never been attained. There is a very fine line between perfection and disaster and the result is ultimately based upon the decisions made by people in authority. In dystopian societies where individuality is considered abnormal or wrong, the line between order and repression is easily blurred; as evidenced in the texts divergent and the giver. The two texts Divergent and The giver are both set...
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In the novel âThe Giverâ by Lois Lowry, the main protagonist is faced with an important decision when he learns of the true meaning of âReleaseâ. He (Jonas) lives in a âCommunityâ where a decision had previously been made to create a âutopianâ (perfect) society by eliminating all things that were considered potentially dangerous. In doing so, the Elders removed the collective memory of the inhabitants of the Community, thus removing freedom of choice. They thought that by making all...
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Humans have been telling stories since we could speak. We tell stories around the campfire, we write plays, novels, short stories and make movies. We do this because stories are an opportunity to share our personal experiences. Common human experiences that arise and are relatable to readers are the repression of freedom and the importance of memory to both individuals and political collectives, since such freedoms are necessary for a healthy society. The power of story is that it has...
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Itâs this thought, this notion of absolute compliance felt by those submitted to authority which allows power and control to be established and maintained. Imagine believing something to be the complete truth, then realising it was all a lie. A falsehood by those in power forcing you to conform without question. All previously thought values you held dear falling apart from this sudden awakening. This understanding occurs to only a few in dystopian worlds. In all dystopian societies reflected in...
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The Author of the book the Giver is Lois Lowry, this book was written in the year 1933 and won many awards. Lois Lowryâs main influence to write this book was her 90-year-old father. Lois Lowry mentioned an interaction with her 90-year-old father at a nursing home. She remembers that there were pictures of their family on the walls of the fatherâs room. She also mentioned that this time her father pointed to the wall with the photo of her...
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Jonas is a twelve-year-old boy who has accepted the sameness in his community just like everyone else. When December rolled around Jonas became the receiver of memory. On his first day he received the memories sunshine and sunburn. He described the sunshine as pleasant and the sunburn as pain. The more and more training he received the more and more painful his memories became. Later, on in the novel he got to see the real world. And when he did,...
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A perfect world will consist of a group of people living around each other, an ideal society is wherever thereâs not a lot of arguing, it would be world full of different, wonderful people that will always remain true to themselves. An ideal society is where giving support to each other, A perfect society is one in which no one is afraid to be punished, and therefore he is free to act according to his will. A culture that experiences...
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In today’s society, all are encouraged to be true to oneself (be unique) and to express inner thoughts through emotions and actions. Society often takes the meaning of memories and feelings, lightly yet it is so crucial to have such features in a society! However, in the novel âThe Giverâ, those luxuries were not given in the community that Jonas, a crucial character in the novel, and his family lived in. One must understand the significance of having a community...
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The Giver by Lois Lowry sets place in a futuristic society. It is undetermined the exact location or period that the story takes place. This society is based on a utopian community. A perfect society, where everyone is safe, they have never suffered pain, or ever heard of violence, but the citizens have no individuality, choice, or any freedom. The setting of this community is composed of a collection of houses known as dwellings were the same in shape, color,...
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The understanding of a societyâs cultural identity or oneâs social difference is made possible by Post-Colonial criticism. Post-Colonial criticism, according to author Peter Barry, is âthe representation of other cultures in literature as a way of achieving this endâ as âthey foreground questions of cultural difference and diversity and examine their treatment in relevant literary worksâ (Barry 199). This lens allows the reader to find a textâs cultural conflict by analyzing a characterâs emotions and actions. Lois Lowryâs The Giver...
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People have always been fascinated with the overall meaning of life. We always question whether we believe something is true, the worth of our gained knowledge and experience gained throughout life, and in some cases, the meaning or purpose of death. In The Giver by Lois Lowry, themes like reality, knowledge, and death are explored through the action and interactions as the protagonist struggles to find the truth about his society. These themes can be further explored in different literary...
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The Giver by Lois Lowry depicts a society in which everything is regulated, including marriage and careers. The society has no freedom and choice resulting in a dystopian world where epidemics like hunger and poverty are eliminated, and freedom of expression is restrained. The people of this society mostly believe in this dystopian ideology and accept their livelihood. However, from a political science standpoint, this society has moral and political failings. The novelâs community does not care for anyone else...
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Lois Lowryâs The Giver ignites the minds of readers, both young and old. It has a story, unlike any other young readerâs fiction novel. Not every fictional tale includes talking animals, magic, or happily ever after. Its tightening plot sends forth post-apocalyptic elements, themes, symbolism, and some ties to certain concerns of reality. I will discuss the language in The Giver, and how it is often used as a tool for social control in the isolated community. The Giver, as...
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Although the community in The Giver may seem utopian, things are not always what they seem. Lois Lowry, author of many young adult novels, won two Newbery Medals for her books Number the Stars and The Giver. In 2014, The Giver became a film adaptation. The Giver has become a mandatory curriculum book in some schools. The community within the novel The Giver, is not a utopian society because no one had freedoms, they are all the same, and no...
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In most cases, feelings, emotions, and passions donât seem to have a proper role in the truth that logic aims to achieve. Various logical fallacies stem from them, making such human experiences a nuisance to the pursuit of objective truths. We lose sight of the actual argument and topic because of argumentum ad hominem, and misericordiam, baculum and appeal to desire are all fallacies that are inappropriate methods of supporting a claim. Each one of these fallacies abuses a humanâs...
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Imagine an advanced future society where there is no war and no pain. Where there is no sorrow and hate. No one has a problem with anyone. But at the cost of vital human emotions such as love, happiness, and basic human choice. In The Giver their advanced society does it this way where everyone is assigned to them from a lifelong job even to their life partner. I donât think that a society as depicted in the book The...
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Have you ever looked around and appreciated the beauty around you? It could be the vibrant colours, the sweet melody of your favourite song, the cold feel of snow, the toasty feeling of the sun on a hot day, the wind on your face, the sadness of losing someone special or the feeling of love that captivates you when youâre around family and friends. âThe Giverâ by Lois Lowry paints a picture in which the characters had never felt these...
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The Giver and The Last Dog are two great examples of middle school literature, so they are naturally similar in many areas. The Giver, written by Lois Lowry, touches on the subjects of emotions and memories, and The Last Dog, written by Katherine Paterson, explores the concepts of truth and emotions. A strength of The Giver is the word choice; Lois Lowry makes the reader feel like he/she is there with Jonas. However, sometimes the descriptive words can make the...
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Have you ever wondered if there was a world that was the same? You couldnât see a color or hear a sound. How would you feel? I know if I couldnât see the color I wouldnât be happy because I couldnât see the joy in the world. The book where itâs the same is called âThe Giverâ by Lois Lowry. One of the main characters Jonas learns many things from the Giver. Throughout the book, Jonas goes through many challenges...
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Louis Lowery has created a place where there is no color, no choice; a place where individuality and freedom has been given up for sameness and security in her book The Giver. This place is thought to be in the future and is meant to be a kind of utopia where everyone follows the rules and obeys without question. There are only two people who can remember the past; The Giver and the Receiver of Memory. These 2 are the...
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INTRODUCTION In an attempt to make a perfect society the people in the community lose their freedom and don’t gain anything from it. Through her novel The ‘Giver’, Lois Lowry utilizes the aims, that the community tried to make a perfect society and gain a lot, by solving world problems. Firstly, Lowry explores the community controlling the weather. Secondly, the characters in the novel cannot choose their jobs. Finally, all characters have to take pills to ‘suppress’ their emotions. Thus,...
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In the novel âThe Giverâ by Lois Lowry shows how the people around the protagonist in the book influence and shape their life. These people are the Elders, Gabriel and the Giver all in some point make massive changes and control the main characterâs life. Examples are: The Elders created a utopian society, baby Gabriel and the protagonist both developed an emotional attachment bond and the Giver who gave the main character memories of the past and was the first...
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