A Story of a Boy in a Dystopian Society in The Giver By Lois Lowry

This is an example of internal conflict, as Jonas is deterred by two differing sets of emotions. An example from the novel that demonstrates this conflict is, “Jonas sighed. This evening he almost would have preferred to keep his feelings hidden. But it was, of course, against the rules.” Taken from early in the story, this quote shows how Jonas disagrees with even simple parts of his daily routine. Furthermore, readers learn later that he disagrees with the rules and decisions that have been made for people against their will. On the other hand, he was accustumed to the current way of living, as is has been the same since generations before his birth. The newly named Receiver internalized his concerns, to avoid being punished or

Jonas’ community appears to be a utopia, but, in reality, it is a dystopia. The people seem perfectly content to live in an isolated wreck—in a government run by a select few—in which a group of Elders enforces the rules. In Jonas’ community, there is no poverty, starvation, unemployment, lack of housing, or discrimination; everything is perfectly planned to eliminate any problems. However, as the book progresses and Jonas gains insight into what the people have willingly given up—their freedoms and individualities—for the so-called common good of the community, it becomes more and more obvious that the community is a horrible place in which to live. You as a reader can relate to the disbelief and horror that Jonas feels when he realizes

Lastly, imagery influences the theme that one cannot have happiness without pain. The imagery shows what some of the people or thing smell, act, or look like. In the book Jonas says, “I don’t know. They acted like… like… Animals?”(Lowry, 5). This tells us that "they" probably were acting uncivilized and disgusting. A second example is when Jonas sees color. "But something about her changed. Her hair looked different: but not in its shape, not in its length. I can’t quite-. Jonas paused,”(Lowry, 91). The example shows something about her changed by telling what has not changed. Last but not least, is the narrator described where Jonas was. "He was in a confused, noisy, foul smelling place,"(Lowry, 118). Imagery shows how Jonas loathes the community, and Jonas will leave the community to be happy

Jonas discovers what is really beyond his community, beyond all the rules and policies they have to follow; he decides to leave and give all of his memories to the rest of the community so they would know about what they have not seen or experienced before. Jonas discovers that the community has decided too many things for everyone. He realizes Sameness is not right, that it cannot last any longer. He thinks of all the what-ifs. What if the Elders choose a wrong spouse? What if the Elders choose the wrong job for someone?

Jonas accepting his society because he's unaware of emotions of the other people in his community. Jonas follows the rule of having the share your feelings everyday. Not telling

In today’s society there are many authors who write dystopian novels. They write these novels to give knowledge and to tell how our world is very different from dystopian life. Lois Lowry shows readers how people can suffer in dystopian society. In The Giver, Jonas’ community appears to be a utopia, but in reality it is a dystopia because everyone is under the illusion that there is freedom, dehumanization, and their strict regulations.

In The Giver, Lois Lowry uses many techniques to make the novel a good read. She uses techniques that gives suspense, curiosity, and pulls us readers into the book. She especially uses foreshadowing, which makes it so we cannot pull down the book.

The novel, The Giver, by Lois Lowry, is an everlasting story that shows the importance of individuality. This novel is about a young boy named Jonas who was elected as the Receiver of Memories, a person who is given the memories from the world that existed before their current society, Sameness. In this society there is no individualism. People can not choose who to marry, or what they want to do for a living. Over time Jonas becomes more and more wise, and realizes that the supposedly perfect community actually has some very dark and negative aspects. The author, Lois Lowry is a 76-year-old writer who focuses her writing on helping struggling teenagers become individuals. Lowry had a very tragic childhood. After both of her parents were

This symbolises how Jonas is finally separating from the caged community and is branching out by wanting to be able to choose something for once. The community has always engrained the idea of needing

The author Lois Lowry grew up all around the world when she was a child due to her dad being in the U.S. Army. Since father was a dentist in the army and traveled the world she had gone to many countries which inspired her writing. At one point she had lived in Tokyo where she went to an American school on the base during her junior high years. One of her literary works later in her life is, The Giver, which had won a Newbery Award. In The Giver, the setting is a utopian society where the characters have no feelings, no memories, and no choices that they are able to make on their own. The names of the characters also have hidden meanings and relations behind them using allusion to recreate a religous matter along with how the novel

In the novel, the author uses the characters, plot, and conflict to develop the theme that life can not be taken for granted. The author uses Jonas’s father to help develop the theme that life can not be taken for granted. The author uses Jonas to help show how emotions help people not take life for granted. The author uses Jonas and his father to help show how people can not take life for

However, unlike Veronica Roth, Louis Lowry places her story in a different setting to portray the prominence a choice can have. Try to envision a world where everybody is the same and there is no choice or freedom, that is story of The Giver. Louis Lowry eliminated choice out of the Jonas’s world. Some people might wonder, if there is no choice, how can The Giver even talk about importance of choice? Well, Louis Lowry made the protagonist, Jonas, to realize the true happiness and significance of choice throughout the book.

Four years later, Lowry published one of her best known novels, The Giver. The story takes place in a future community where no war and poverty exist, but the citizen’s lives are tightly controlled by the government. A young teen named Jonas becomes an apprentice to the title character, the only person with access to memories of the past. The Giver was seen as controversial by some, for its violent themes, sexual content and depiction of infanticide and

Lowry, herself even says “she didn't think of “The Giver” as futuristic or dystopian or science fiction or fantasy, it was just a story about a kid making sense of a complicated world” (Ulaby). In his own way, Jonas served as his own protagonist as his mind attacks him with questions and uncertainty. Community elders also pose as a sort of enemy, keeping people away from the truth. Moreover, Lowry also included other characters to contrast Jonas. Firstly, his friends, Asher and Fiona show up as foils. When Jonas learns the reality of release and war, he looks at his friend in horror. Even the Giver reinstates “Fiona is already being trained in the fine art of release” (153). Giver tries to comfort Jonas by saying “listen to me Jonas they can’t help it. they know nothing... it’s the life that was created form them, it’s the same life that you would have, if you had not been chosen as my successor” (153). This shows how Jonas remains set apart because he was selected as the successor. Rosemary, the previous “Receiver of Memory” shows up as another foil. Although Jonas never met her, everyone, even the elders, compare him to Rosemary. They hope they did the make the same mistake again and watch him closely. All of Lowry’s characters are created to support Jonas’ role in the

“The Giver”, which was written by Lois Lowry and was published by Houghton Mifflin in the year 1993. The successful movie adaption of “The Giver” was able to show an amazing depiction of the book and its meaning. The Giver is a fictional story that focuses on the the blandness of the human society without human memories. The author Lois Lowry was victorious in inserting issues in the story which includes suffering, pain, and guilt. Lois Lowry was born on March 20, 1937, in Honolulu Hawaii.