I would defintily not want to live in this time period or location that is in Between shades of grey. The first reason is because the only reason why Lina and her family got deported was because her father helped Lina’s uncle and his family get to the united states; therefore me and my family would’ve been deported as well because we would’ve helped our family as well. I don’t think I would’ve been as calm as Lina was when she got deported. I would’ve asked so many questins and I would defintily want to know why we were getting deported and why my mother was being so nice to the NKVD. The second reason why is because Lina, her mother, and her brother get seperated from their father for a long period of time which is hard. I don’t think I could’ve been as brave as Lina was. I know it would be espically hard …show more content…
he almost got taken away from his mother. have a little sister and she is younger than Jonas and if she had to experience any of this I would have a very hard time because she is so young and she didn’t even get to live her life before she committed a “crime”. I would do anything I could if they tried to take her away from us. After realizing everyhtig they had to go through because thry helped their Uncle and his family is an amazement to me and I will remember to be thankful of what I have everyday big or small that I would’nt have in this time or place. All of these reasons add up to being a hard time to live in. I know that it would’ve been extremely hard for me to deal with all of it and remember to stay strong for everyone else too. Lina is very brave to be able to live through all of the hard stuff and still have hope that she will see people again which is something I don’t think I could have after it’s all said and done. I am very grateful that I didn’t have to live in the time period or setting of this time because of everything that was going on this
Dialogue and characterization are effectively employed by Ruta Sepetys to create a forced atmosphere where choices are limited. Told from the perspective of an adolescent girl, Lina, the excerpt portrays a character who combats between appearance and her own ‘reality’ through her artistic expression. Her drawings are “very realistic” because she draws them based on her view of the world (Sepetys). In the ‘real world’, however, they appear to be rather unflattering and therefore, although she “longs to draw” it as she sees, she is forced to conform (Sepetys). In Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys, through the utilization of dialogue, imagery and characterization, conveys the contrast between reality and appearance in the protagonists’ artistic interpretations in order to convey the contextual setting of the novel.
In the end, Jonas, with the help of The Giver, escapes from the community with an infant new-child at risk of being killed (released) and seeks out a life full of feeling and love. While he does get away, we don't know exactly w...
... of this story is the will to survive. The will to survive is strong in all the characters though there are some who seem to expect they will die at any time. Lina is furious with herself when she stooped low enough to accept food thrown at her by the guards, but she does it anyway. Even the youngest children realize the need to endure the torture and survive. Jonas finds a barrel and comprehends that it could be made into a stove. Janina finds a dead owl and realizes that it could be eaten. This will to survive sometimes results in anger and selfishness, as seen in Ulyushka when forced to share her shack with Lina’s family.
Jonas's father did not understand the value of life really was. The Community makes sure that their residents do not know the true meaning of release. Just because they ignore the fact that several murders happen frequently, does not mean that the reality behind it disappears with it. Ignoring this, does not make the residents of the Community live a blissful life. In the beginning of the novel, when the Jonas talks about what release means, he says, “… to be released… a terrible punishment, an overwhelming statement of failure,”(Lowry 20).
At this point, Jonas has realized what release really means. He finds out that the little baby Gabe that has lived with his family is being released at the very next morning. And the large plan that has been made with The Giver, to get rid of sameness within his community can’t be carried out because he knows that he must save Gabe’s life. He starts to really understand what it means to truly live and truly love. He knows he loves Gabe and, therefore he must sacrifice himself in order that Gabe might live. So, he quietly leaves in the middle of the night, and takes Gabe with him and they leave the community. Jonas is running for their lives because he knows they’re being hunted down. He hopes that they will just give up and assume that maybe
Jonas and his family lived in the future in a community called "Sameness", where there is no pain, color, choices nor memories.
He starts to believe that a world of sameness where no one can decide or make choices for themselves is boring. Lois Lowry is warning readers that living in a world of sameness is not something to create as it is boring and dull, but if the world follows conformity and does not value diversity and difference enough, society could become that of Jonas’s. When he turns twelve, his job for the rest of his life is decided as the Receiver. His job is to receive all the memories the previous Receiver has held on to. While this is beneficial for Jonas as he is able to leave the society and his job of the Receiver behind and get freedom, the community is left without someone to take the memories from The Giver.
Law and Order: SVU (Special Victims Unit) and Bones were the two shows I decided to watch for analyzing content. The reason more than one show was picked was because I wanted a little variety in the information and data I was receiving. Different shows are going to provide different information and provide different data. These two shows covered a wide spectrum of crime shows and would be helpful in providing variety in the data collection process. My topic of choice was gender and how gender roles are portrayed in these television shows. I chose Law and Order: SVU and Bones because they portray two very different versions of crime shows. Law and Order: SVU is a crime show that shows the police side of the crime process. This show deals specifically with the arrest, fact-finding process, and trial process of a crime. It does not deal with the scientific aspect of determining how victims were killed or hurt. Bones in contrast, is not entirely focused on the arrest and trial process but more specifically focuses on the scientific and anthropological aspect of determining facts in a crime scenario. Although the show does have some of the police actions involved, its main focus is on science. In conjunction with this idea, I find these two shows the most enjoyable to watch and was curious about how they portrayed gender roles. The question was whether they would be similar or not.
If the collection of the Jews occurred when I was in Europe, I would have resisted to a point. I would not want to put myself in grave danger. I would have hide in people's attics, but if caught I would not flee. That would be worse than going to a concentration camp. For I would rather take my chance in a "deathcamp" then run away from the Gestapo.
This astonishing novel shows a perfect example of a dystopian society, with the community starting off as a “perfect” neighborhood, and ended up being the complete opposite. Jonas showed his inner self throughout the story with the help of the Giver, and these magnificent traits is curiosity, to know and to improve his inner strength. As well as being proud of himself when he had just been awarded the superb job of being the Giver of the community to escaping with Gabriel on a treacherous journey to the next community. Lastly, sympathy got in the way of Jonas at any precise moment of the day. Thus, Jonas had undergone many obstacles, he ended up being able to bring about his goals.
All the people in Jonas’s community feel that Jonas’s selection is a great honor. Despite what the community thinks, Jonas thinks of it as more of a punishment. Being the Receiver is a punishment for the following reasons, the Receiver will lose contact with the outside world, he is also filled with pain and sorrow, plus he can’t quit.
Between Shades of Gray was a phenomenal book in a different perspective of World War ll. The story is told by Lina, a girl during the devastating hardships she, her mother, and brother experience when they get captured and taken to a Soviet prison camp. She takes a long journey cramped in a train car with the other prisoners, many that don’t survive. When she and the survivors make it to the camp they face struggles like no other such as starvation, harsh winters, and illnesses. She also must be away from her father because he and other men are taken to another prison camp somewhere in Siberia. This book gives the outlook on someone who is confident in Hitler to do good. She believes that he can push the Soviets out of her country, and she can come home.
Love and other deep emotions are not worth giving up for safety. Jonas’ own mother doesn’t love him, she doesn’t know what love means. “Do you love me… So meaningless that it has become almost obsolete” (pg127). Jonas refused to live where your parents don’t know what the meaning of love is. So he left. He took a stand. Jonas found out that his father was going to kill his stepbrother, Gabe and he was furious. His father doesn’t even know what the word kill means. His father honestly thought he was helping Gabe by releasing him, just because he didn’t sleep soundly through the night. If he knew the emotions of love, empathy and hope he might have known that release is a bad thing. But they chose to not have feelings because they were afraid of heartbreaks,
...under the strain of loss and pain, of losing his daughter, was unable to help his community in dealing with all the memories. However during the time when Jonas was training with him, they both come to the conclusion that the disadvantages outweighed the advantages of their elders choosing to go to sameness. The day that Jonas learns what release is he refuses to go back home. The Giver reminds him that things were once different, long, long, ago. The Giver himself had been hopeless over the possibility of change, yet being with Jonas for almost a year had caused him to reached the decision that things must somehow change. And Jonas several hours ago inadvertent had shown him a way how. My point is that The Giver several times states that there is still hope for change in the community, and in the end Jonas escaping was a symbol of hope just like Noah’s dove.
During the 1960's the Rolling Stones were a part of a British Invasion in music. "Paint It Black" was a darker theme and projected the imagery of bad boys. The song was created by The Rolling Stones in 1966 were it was published in their album called Aftermath, which was in fact released the same year. "Paint It Back" is a unique song due to various factors. The Rolling Stones first used the Middle Eastern instrument, the sitar, which was first introduced by George Harrison of the Beatles. The song, Norwegian Wood brought a completely new and different style to rock and roll. During the 60's the sound of "Paint It Black" was mostly influenced by Middle Eastern cultures and it(what is it?) slowly became introduced in bands and artists. Additionally, the general meaning of "Paint