The Importance Of Individuality In The Giver By Lois Lowry
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The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a young boy who is reaching his twelfth year and his hesitation to know what assignment (career) he will be given as he doesn’t know where he fits within his community. Others around him have a close idea of what assignment (career) they will be given but he has no clue. He is an individual with a unique mind and he is different from the rest of the community. The book also covers the issue of lack of freedom and the control the Elders have over the communities. Jonas is given an important role as Receiver of Memory and is introduced to The Giver he is the fount of all knowledge past and present. The memories Jonas receives The setting of the worldwide known novel The Giver by Lowry is a fictional world. There …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how lois lowry's the giver is about a young boy who is reaching his twelfth year and his hesitation to know what assignment (career) he will be given.
- Explains that the setting of lowry's the giver is a fictional world with no countries or states, just the communities. the narration is stylised in the third person, creating an overseeing effect.
- Analyzes how individuality is not depicted in the giver as the society and the communities are all the "same".
- Analyzes how jonas "lives" in a society where they believe they have the power of freedom.
- Analyzes how memories shape jonas' coming of age story in the giver. the novel paper towns by john green is similar in nature to the novel.
- Analyzes how jonas' coming of age couldn't have been aided with various topics, such as the importance of being an individual and how that shapes a person, and the power that comes with freedom and responsibility.
Difference was not celebrated in the world of The Giver in fact it was the opposite. Jonas once said “I feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feel strange and stupid”, the idea that difference is not normal shows how Jonas’ coming of age period of his life would be difficult. Other children in Jonas’ community could tell where there assignment (career) would be, he did not. He did not know where he fit in the world he was “living” in. He had a quality that was not possessed by any, all except the Giver, and it was individuality. He knew he was different and he knew he had no direction in his life. Because he was different, an individual, he was chosen to be the new receiver of memory. When Jonas was given his rules for being the new receiver of memory, they exempted him from foundational rules the communities lived by, making him different, an individual. Near the conclusion of Lowry’s book, Jonas has a revelation “If everything’s the same, then there aren’t any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things!” Finally, Lowry shows the reader that Jonas has individuality and he chooses to accept it because it will mean he can be different and not do the same monotonous tasks everyone else has to do. Freedom in the Giver is clearly shown as a supressed
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- Analyzes how lois lowry's "the giver" depicts a 12-year-old jonas who lives in an utopian society where all bad memories are destroyed to avoid the feeling of pain.
- Analyzes how jonas and the giver's outlooks on their "utopian" society change as they realize that without memories, they may as well be dead.
- Analyzes jonas' internal and external conflicts with his society and himself because he believes everyone deserves memories to know the difference between pain and pleasure.
- Concludes that having memories is one of the most important things in life. the bad memories are needed to enjoy the good ones even more. jonas and the giver both learn through internal and external conflicts that memories need to be valued no matter what.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how lois lowry, of the giver, uses foreshadowing, setting, and symbolism to portray the theme of man vs. society.
- Analyzes how lowry uses foreshadowing in the story to show the reader that jonas is breaking free of his community's "brainwash".
- Analyzes how the setting expresses the theme man vs. society. jonas lives in a dystopian society, which is strictly made up of rules and rituals, and the people are colorblind.
- Analyzes how lowry uses symbolism in the story to portray the theme, man vs. society.
- Analyzes how lois lowry describes the theme man vs. society by using elements foreshadowing, setting, and symbolism. imagine what if americans had their freedoms stripped from them like jonas and his community did.
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- Analyzes how lois lowry's the giver is about a boy named jonas who becomes the receiver of memory for the society.
- Opines that the society in the giver is a dystopia because of the releases.
- Opines that the giver is a dystopia because of the ways the society controls the public.
- Analyzes how jonas is mind boggled when he reads his new assignments on page 68 assignment 8 stating "you may lie" and his mind starts wondering if others have lied to him.
- Opines that the giver is a dystopia and not utopia because the community is alive and well and the people are protected from nothing but the outside and truth.
- Opines that the giver is a dystopia, and that the community has the resources and materials to succeed but chooses to hide and cower in fear of the outside.
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- Analyzes how jonas was given the incredible responsibility of holding, experiencing, and protecting all the memories of the past. he gradually made decisions impacting the outcome of his life and of so many others.
- Explains that being true to yourself takes great courage and bravery for jonas. he chose what he really thought was right.
- Explains how sharing thoughts and opinions in hard times made life easier for jonas and others.
- Explains that without memories, knowledge is useless in the community. when jonas watched his friend asher and others play a game, it made him remember the face of the boy who had lain dying.
- Analyzes how jonas didn't question sameness in the giver. he needed to solve problems, use knowledge from memories, and have courage to experience the opposite.
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- Analyzes how lois loudry's "giver" was interesting and how the plot developed. a typical member of a dystopian society abandons it to change it for the better by returning memories back to the people.
- Analyzes how the giver describes the apprehensiveness of an eleven-year-old named jonas, who is assigned life roles in the village in which he lives.
- Explains that jonas is given the job of receiver of memories, which is highly honored in the community, but is warned that it will be filled with pain and the training for which will isolate him from his family and friends forever.
- Analyzes how jonas awakens to the true flaws of what he formerly believed to be a utopian society.
- Analyzes how jonas and the giver decide that things must change for the better immediately. they come up with a plan to runaway so that the memories will flood back to the community.
- Analyzes how jonas escapes with gabriel, a "new child" who has been staying with his family unit due to the infant's failure to thrive "correctly" in the nurturing center.
- Analyzes how jonas and gabriel's escape ride is fraught with dangers of cold and hunger, and they reach the border of what they believe must be elsewhere.
- Opines that the book ends abruptly and mysteriously, leaving the door open for "what if?" and "now what" questions.
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- Analyzes how in lois lowry's the giver, the reader is introduced to what seems to be a perfect community although somewhat unusual and perplexing. as jonas begins his work as the new receiver of memory, he gains wisdom.
- Explains that people learn from memories and gain wisdom from remembering past experiences. the giver advises the committee of elders with issues they've never faced before.
- Analyzes how the giver's memories are a source of wisdom, but also of pain. jonas believes that memories should be shared.
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- Narrates how the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned to him into the ark.
- Analyzes how noah sent the dove out of the ark, which returned not again to him any more, and how jonas' escaping was a symbol of hope.
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- Analyzes how lowry describes the memeories, which are lyrical feelings, andesemotions, using a style similar to that found in poetry.
- Analyzes how lowry's memories are wierd because jonas doesn't fully comprehend them at first, but at the conclusion of many of the memories, he feels a sense of peace.
- Analyzes how lowry relies on questions questions to which often there are no answers to say many of jonas' thoughts.
- Analyzes how lowry ends the giver ambigguously to allow each reader to create an individual ending accoroding to that person's beliefs, hopes, dreams, and experiences.
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- Analyzes how lois lowry's novel the giver portrays a utopian society where important items such as emotions, customs, and diversity are lost and forgotten.
- Analyzes how sameness verses diversity is an essential theme in the giver. in a society where everything is represented the same, the slightest difference is found with the consequence of death.
- Explains that love is one of the strongest feelings and destroys amazing experiences when taken away.
- Analyzes how the role of memories in the society shows how we take for granted many things; citizens don't have the opportunity to remember or learn about the memories from our history.
478 wordsRead More - Analysis Of The Novel's 'The Giver'analytical essaybeginning of the novel was not sure what word should he use and that shows that there is no place for making mistakes (Sisk 30-31).
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- Analyzes how the novel's beginning was not sure what word to use and that shows that there is no place for making mistakes.
- Explains that the main characters in the novel are all males; jonas, gabriel, the giver, and the father.
- Analyzes how jonas distancing himself from his peers, and feeling angry at his friends and family because they are satisfied with their lives. he enjoys learning and experiencing new things as he volunteers at different places.
- Analyzes how lowry uses characterization when she describes jonas's eyes and how they are different from others to make him standout from everyone else.
- Opines that the giver is a wise person who suffers from sorrow and pain. his patience and wisdom turns him into great teacher and mentor. he trains jonas to be his replacement.
- Explains that the giver is a loyal person who refuses to leave the community. he teaches jonas the true meaning of love and sacrifice.
- Analyzes how jonas's father is a nurturer and cares for the babies. he brings gabriel to his dwelling or house because he needs extra nurturing.
- Analyzes the themes of memory, connections, honesty, individuality, and family in the giver. jonas sees that it is a right for everyone to see colors and feel different emotions.
930 wordsRead More - The Giver Community Analysisopinion essayThe book “ The Giver “ is about a boy named Jonas and The Giver. It was located in The Giver Community. It is in the future and the community is controlling. He becomes the Receiver Of Memory.
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- Analyzes how the book "the giver" is about a boy named jonas and the giver. he becomes the receiver of memory.
- Opines that no release is important because babies are too young to be released and shouldn't have to go through times like that.
- Opines that choice is important because you should be able to get a bicycle at any age not just when you turn 12.
- Analyzes how love is important because jonas is starting to feel love between humans and animals.
- Opines that to make the giver community more important, it would have been important to have no release, choice, and love.
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- Analyzes how anderson lays a solid foundation of the population control side of the giver and encourages young readers to question what society tells them.
- Opines that this source will be useful to them because there is plenty of accurate information through his article that will help in arguing of their thesis.
- Explains that blatt's article on why the giver is banned and challenged really helps an individual appreciate this type of novel for what it is.
- Opines that this source will be helpful to them because it clearly lays out the reasons for the books opposition, and leads one to assume that just because a few people are sore about the book being allowed in schools it will still find its way into the hands of the ones who need it most.
- Explains kristy a. brugar, "empowering students through history: the giver as a metaphor and preparation for studying history in the secondary classroom." history teacher 46.1 (2012): 85-94.
- Analyzes how kristy brugar's look at the giver shows that she feels strongly about the subject and is concerned with the students reading it.
- Opines that this source will be useful to them by pushing the reasons this book should be allowed everywhere uncontested. it adds to its credibility by its solution of how parents and teachers should approach teaching the giver to children.
- Analyzes how anne hendershott views the book through a catholic stance. she feels it is the responsibility of the parent to discuss delicate issues with their prepubescent teen.
- Opines that anne hendershott's stance helps to back up their position. her article is colorful and spares little detail about why the book should be allowed in every library throughout the country.
- Analyzes susan lea's analysis of the novel, the giver, which is highly influential of population control, racism, and social injustice.
- Analyzes how 's information on why the book is important for the youth of america is part of what makes her stance so great.
- Analyzes how lowery's the giver is a good place to start looking for context clues, which may lead to better understanding of why the novel is banned in so many schools and libraries throughout the country.
- Opines that this source will be useful for determining why the book is opposed by so many parents and establishments throughout the united states.
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- Analyzes how lois lowry's the giver considers something the world takes for granted: personal empowerment.
- Analyzes how lois lowry uses irony to portray that personal decisions are important, and if they are made by someone else, no power is gained.
- Analyzes how lois lowry used symbolism to contrast her life and that of the fictional world that jonas inhabits.
- Analyzes how lois lowry weaves irony, symbolism, and foreshadowing into the plot of the novel.
- Analyzes how lois lowry's the giver entails irony, symbolism, and foreshadowing to imply the deeper meaning of the story.
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- Narrates the ordinary story of jonas, an eleven-year-old boy who is apprehensive about the ceremony of twelve, at which he will be assigned his job.
- Explains that the society in the story is not as ordinary as it seems. it is governed by a committee of elders, the most important of whom is the receiver of memory.
- Analyzes how the receiver of memory transmits memories of the distant past to jonas, who discovers the meaning of snow, war, pain, and love.
- Analyzes how jonas' father, a nurturer, brings home gabriel, who has had trouble sleeping in the nurturing center. while patting gabe's back, jonathan unintentionally transfers an memory to him.
- Analyzes how jonas discovers that release, the ultimate fate of old people, problematic children, and disobedient citizens, is synonymous with death.
- Analyzes how the community depicted in the book appears perfect at first, but on careful consideration we realise it is an orwellian society. it is a world free of pain, hunger, poverty, war, jealousy, hatred, crimes, lies, deceit and discrimination.
- Analyzes how symbolism prevails in the society, and the vocabulary is illustrative. the society is bereft of love of any kind.
- Analyzes how lowry leaves some important questions unanswered, such as why a highly technically evolved community uses bicycles to get around?
- Compares the book to orwell's nineteen eighty-four. the suppression of the sex instinct and the diminishment of its functions are similar.
- Analyzes how jonas, like everyone else, takes the rules and regulations of the community very seriously. he feels alienated when he is selected to be the receiver.
- Opines that the book helps us appreciate the world we live in rather than suggesting that we put up with the lesser evil for the greater good.
- Analyzes how the book teaches us to celebrate our differences and to appreciate the beauty of the little things that we take for granted.
- Opines that few books, especially those meant for children, are as deep as this one. the giver helps us realise why our world, with all its imperfections, is beautiful.
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- Lois lowry explains that everyone is taken care of and no one is different.
- Narrates how he feels triumph at the top of the hill and then sleds down it to his new family.
- Opines that there were many characters in this book, the main one being jonas.
- Explains how the giver got the idea of how to get jonas away from the community.
- Explains that old are killed after a certain age and the young are too if they do not gain.
- Explains that the purpose of the book was to show us a possible version of "utopia".
- Analyzes how the climax is when the plan to escape the society is being conceived.
- Analyzes how the giver passes the memories on to jonas and eventually thinks of the plan to escape.
- Narrates how the giver convinced jonas to escape with gabriel and get away from the community.
- Explains that the theme of the book was the idea of sameness and how we would most likely react to it and what it would be like.
- Analyzes how used foreshadowing to keep the reader at the edge of their seat.
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