When you hear a story, do you usually relate it to life experiences you have? Many books and stories are based on the life experiences of the author. This is true for the book, The Giver, which was written by Lois Lowry. Some of the life experiences of Lois Lowry, such as the death of her parents, the influence of an artist, and her trips to an area outside of her comfortable home, were big contributing factors to the book The Giver.
The Giver is a book about a boy named Jonas. Jonas is just one of the many people in his community full of sameness. In this community there is no pain, no choices, no color, no uphill or downhill, and no true, deep feelings. Every choice is made for you in this community; it is a comfortable, easy life. When Jonas turns twelve, it is time for his job, like every other twelve year old, to be assigned to him.
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As the Receiver of Memories, Jonas was mentored by the previous Receiver or Memories, who is referred to as the Giver. The Giver’s job is to give Jonas every memory of the world of the past. The Giver ‘transmits’ memories to Jonas by placing his hand on Jonas’s back, and magically sending the memory to Jonas through his fingertips; from this Jonas experiences the memories, almost like a vivid dream. Over time, Jonas learns of the many joys and sorrows of the world. He learns about color, love, death, hunger, and most of all, pain. Finally, Jonas could no longer stand a community that did not have love, or color, or choices. Jonas wanted to change the community, so he and the Giver devised a plan for Jonas to escape the community, and return the memories and feelings to the
Despite the fact that he could be killed if he was caught. Jonas also wanted to release the memories into the community to make it a better place. Jonas looked to The Giver for advice, and The Giver was almost like a father to him. Jonas normally followed the rules of the community for what was right and what was wrong except when he ran away. Jonas learned that the rules of the community were harsh, once he had his knowledge he got from The Giver, he kind of made his own rules. The Giver shows lots of moral courage because he helped Jonas run away despite the potential consequences of getting released. Also the Giver took the risk of giving Jonas the memories when the previous receiver ran away because the memories were too much and then those memories were lost. The Giver has all the knowledge from the previous generations so he uses that to decide what is right and
“Everything a writer experiences as a young person goes into the later writing in some form” (Albert 9). Lois Lowry is a Newbery medal children 's author. She has written numerous novels, but the one that stood out the most would be The Giver. As Lowry began to write The Giver she took her emotions, memories and personal stories to write about this book. She makes the setting of the story in the future where all the people have no memory and no free will. Also, every time something fearful happens in her life, she never lets it get in the way. Instead, fear makes her a stronger person and forces her to get the job done. Lois Lowry has been collecting her memories and life events from the past and uses them to create her stories for The Giver.
I believe reflection is key to growth, and the social commentary in The Giver by Lois Lowry is that very key. A tale of a seemingly utopian society, I think it is telling of the dangers of conforming to a societal mold. The story explores a society where all pain and strife have been eliminated to achieve an ideal society. Citizens are brainwashed by propaganda, and have every decision, from the number of kids they’ll have to the job they’ll hold, predetermined for them. While this may be a far cry from our current society, this book portrays where we are possibly headed. Our perception of perfection is more defined than ever before: a secure job, a mansion, a luxury car, and of course the latest iPhone. However, in our plight to achieve “perfection”
The characters are Johnas who was the novel's protagonist, he is an intelligent and courageous boy with the Capacity to See Beyond. Gabriel who becomes a lively, inquisitive toddler, and Jonas discovers that he is also able to receive memories. The Giver took more years than Jonas to realize the necessity for action and change in their society, and by the end of the novel, his experiences with Jonas cause him to realize that he can help
Jonas as the ‘Receiver of Memory’ begins to believe that Sameness is a good idea, but as he develops he learns about the community and then doubts the benefits of Sameness. Jonas at the start, was blinded just like the others. When his relationship with the Giver
In the book The Giver, by Lois Lowry, two boys, a 13-year old boy named Jonas who can receive memories, and a baby, Gabriel, who is set for a planned murder, run away from their bleak and emotionless society per Jonas’ mentor, The Giver’s, request. Their mission is to try to reach Elsewhere, so memories will be released back to the community. At the end of their journey, hungry, freezing, and exhausted, they ride a sled down a snowy hill and finally leave the community, and enter Elsewhere. They release the memories, but die. This is because of three reasons: what happens to the memories and their current situation.
“He killed it! My father kill it yelled Jonas!”(Lowry 188). This is just one surprise Jonas learns about in his community, when people are realest they are killed. In The Giver, there are many surprise/lies that Jonas discovers. Jonas is a twelve year old charter in the book The Giver by Lois Lowry. Jonas was chosen to be the next Receiver of Memory. The Receiver of Memory is a very significant individual who holds all the memories from the past. As Jonas receives the memories he begins to understand that his community is far from perfect. As the novel progresses, Jonas learns being true to oneself takes courage, and those who don't take risk never grow.
Jonas, the main character of The Giver, is perceptive from the beginning, which separates him from the others of the community. For this reason, Jonas is assigned to be the Receiver. His perception of the world around him only grows with his new assignment. As the Giver, the man who apprentices Jonas, transmits memories to Jonas he learns of all that is missing from his society; color, emotion, and most of all, choice. Jonas expresses his frustration when he says, “‘If everything's the same, then there aren't any
Ms. Lowry describes herself, “I was a solitary child, born the middle of three, who lived in the world of books and my own imagination. There are some children, and I was this kind of child, who are introverts and love to read — who prefer to curl up with a book than to hang out with friends or play at the ball field. Children like that begin to develop a feeling for language and for story. And that was true for me — that's how I became a writer”.
Family life in the book The Giver is very different compared to family life in our society. Lois Lowry does a good job making the families in the book seem very perfect. In The Giver, Lois Lowry shows how drastically different families are and how they interact compared to the way that we interact, but there are many differences to our society’s family life which is better because we are free to have our own kids, marry the spouse of our choice, and be able to run our families the way we want to. Marriage in the society where Jonas lives is another difference between the two societies.
When Jonas turns 18, he, along with everyone else his age, has a job chosen for him by the Elders. During the ceremony, Jonas is chosen as the unique role of the Receiver of Memory. Jonas receives the memories of the entire community, through generations and generations, in order to advise the Elders on the decisions to make. Through the memories, Jonas learns about all the things the community has deprived the members of, such as weather, color, pain, or other feelings. Through this, Jonas begins to
The Giver by Lois Lowry, is about the Jonas, a boy growing up in small futuristic city with strict rules and regulations. Joanas is excited to grow up into the 12 age group and receive his assignment(job). But he doesn't know that his whole life is about to change when he reserves his assignment.
The Giver is a classic novel that takes us to an interesting story where it begins with a young boy called Jonas who lives in a community free of pain and chaos. At the age of 12, jobs are assigned to the children, which they will spend most of their time on. Jonas keeps a distance from the community because he was chosen to become the so called
The Giver; written by Lois Lowry is a very compelling and well written novel that challenges the way humans view the general aspects of life. The novel, a work of contemporary fiction is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a utopian community; free of crime, pain and sadness. Jonas’ community has eliminated choice, and so everything in his community has been choosen for them. Citizens are assigned a role in the community at the age of twelve depending on their abilities and interests. In the beginning of the book Jonas is very anxious about the upcoming Ceremony of twelve because he does not know what role he will be assigned. Later on Jonas stands apart from the rest of the community when
The Giver is a morally driven and thought-provoking story about a young boy called Jonas who lives in a society free of crime, sadness, pain, death, music, color and love. The story follows Jonas as he receives the memories of the past, good and bad, from the current Receiver, who is called the Giver. The Giver transfers memories by placing his hands on Jonas 's forearms. The first memory he receives is of a thrilling sled ride, which he will remake in the end of the movie. Jonas discovers the dangerous truths of his community 's secret past. Armed with the power of knowledge, which he knew about from memories (Ways of Knowledge), Jonas realizes that he must release all the memories to the community to allow them to feel