Response In Lois Lowry's 'The Giver'

Revelations of Release Lois Lowry’s young adult classic The Giver has been a staple of classrooms across the country since its release in 1993. While a dystopian setting is commonplace in modern young adult fiction, Lowry’s work came years earlier. The focus of The Giver, however, is not so much on the mysterious, flawed society as much as it is the growth of the main character, Jonas. The novel follows Jonas as he goes from a naïve child concerned with what job his is going to get and how he

In Lois Lowry’s The Giver, the Giver and Jonas use the two following quotes to justify their community’s idea of “Sameness”, where everyone is the same but has no choice. The Giver tells Jonas, “Life here is so orderly so predictable—so painless.” In response, Jonas says, “We really have to protect people from wrong choices.” Eventually, both Jonas and the Giver realize that sameness is wrong and that it is better to be equal, to have the same rights, but able to choose to be different. Lowry

Trang Le Antarctica – March 10, 2010 The Giver Essay Lois Lowry’s The Giver is set in a futuristic, dichotomous society, one that is both utopian and dystopian. In response to the overwhelming destruction and chaos in the world, the Elders have attempted to create and maintain a peaceful and orderly utopia, but this security comes at a price. The citizens of the community have sacrificed their individuality and freedom. Although most adult members have some knowledge of the hypocrisies involved

Giving The Giver Back to CMS Library According to the American Library Association (ALA), young adult novels are challenged with the best intentions. In most cases a parent will read a book that their child might be reading in class to find out if the book is hazardous to their child’s well-being. If the novel seems problematic, the parent then challenges the book. Even though the purpose of challenging a novel is to keep children from reading about issues that may not be seen as appropriate

What is a utopia? A utopia is a perfect place or true paradise, but is it even possible? Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver introduces a Utopian community, a place with no war and no pain. However, as the novel progresses, it is shown that the community actually has many downsides. For instance, the citizens of the community are unaware of what actually goes on around them since things are kept from them by the community leaders. Jonas and many others do not know that “release” means euthanasia which shows

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