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In the movie The Giver the main character, Jonas, learns more than what society has been telling him and sees a whole new perspective. To explain, the government hides emotions, colors, music, and memories from the community and Jonas is fortunate enough to experience it all. On his first day of training as the receiver, he sees the vision of snow and a sled. Jonas is shaken by the memories he has learned but is deeply intrigued, begging for more information each day. In the film, the wooden sled represents pain and experience.

The Giver teaches us that love is essential to life. Jonas and the Giver demonstrate again and again how important it is, even though it’s forbidden. The Giver demonstrates love when he declares, “‘I love you Jonas’ he said. ‘But I have another place to go. When my work here is done, I want to be with my daughter’”(202). The Giver is saying goodbye to Jonas, he is practically telling Jonas he is going to finish the things he needs to, then The Giver is going to ask to be released. He says he loves Jonas and you can tell Jonas loves him too. He loves his family even though they don’t know how to love or what love is. He also loves Gabe, Jonas saves him from being ‘released’. Jonas feels accepted, loved, and at home when the giver tells him he

Books can be different and similar in many different ways. Comparing and contrasting characters from two different stories can be hard sometimes. Billie Jo and Jonas are two characters from different stories and setting, but you can find similarities between them two.

On of the first things I would like to elaborate on the book Asher was a going to be assigned the Director or Recreations. Fiona was suppose to be the one who took care of the old. whereas in the movie they both don't get those roles. Fiona is taking care of babies. Asher is a Pilot . The movie is completely wrong in this part. Not only do I think the book fit their roles a little bit better

As we all know, rules are made for a benefit of the general people. But in The Giver by Lois Lowry, we realize that not all rules have such innocent intentions. Lowry uses the rules in The Giver to show us that not all rules have noble objectives, proven through the use of the rule of not lying, not going out at night, and blocking out emotions.

When picking up a book to read, the thought that comes to mind is swayed by the image on the cover. While the concept of not judging a book by its cover is widely asserted, it is practically difficult to do because the cover is the first impression that we get. From the illustrations on a book cover, there are multiple assumptions made concerning what the book will be about. When analyzing young adult novels, the cover of the books appear to be targeted to a certain age group and occasionally gender. More often than not books issue new covers after a movie based off that novel is released. An example of that is the book “The Giver” by Lois Lowry, which is taught in schools across America. Comparing the original book cover (A) with the new cover

The Giver is a story about choices that started as a book by Lois Lowry. In twenty-fourteen, a movie adaption was made of the beloved story. While maintaining the same theme, the movie differs from the book. Today, we are here to talk about the differences in the movie and the book, as well as the similarities. What will the movie have that the book doesn’t?

Is The Giver Truly Worth Watching? On August 15, 2014, The Giver, a film based after Lois Lowry’s first instalment of The Giver Quartet and directed by Phillip Noyce, was released in movie theaters nationwide. The movie revolves around the main character, Jonas. Jonas, a young boy in his late teens, lives in an attempt of a utopian society on an isolated mesa with a controlled environment. In this supposedly ideal society, the populace is selectively bred and assigned jobs by the leaders.

When I was in eighth grade, I read “The Giver” by Lois Lowry for the very first time. Since the first time I read the book, I have read it three additional times. Since the book was published in 1993, it has sold over ten million copies. It is a required reading in many schools. The story follows a young boy named Jonas through his life in a seemingly utopian society that has eliminated many issues that the modern world now faces. There is no crime, no war, and no poverty. In this world, every individual looks and behaves similarly; the world is seen only in black-and-white, with no color existing. When children turn twelve years old, they receive a job that they will perform for the rest of their lives, until they are eventually “released”

Is it better to live in a society where we get to chooses our own job and we can have our needs and wants in life or get to choose your own partner, living in a Democratic society with freedom is better than living in a Utopian society.Living in a Democratic society is amazing because you get hundreds of options all day it makes it to where its your own choices to do something not someone else.

Can you truly achieve perfection? The Giver by Lois Lowry follows a twelve year old boy named Jonas who learns how imperfect his community really is. After receiving a new job Jonas’ eyes are opened to how horribly the community treats its citizens. Jonas’ experiences develop a theme over the course of The Giver by teaching the reader that the truth hurts. Although some readers may believe that knowing the truth is always the best option Jonas’ experiences show that some aspects of his life have been negatively affected due to the memories he has received from The Giver.

The Giver is a book written by Lois Lowry, based on a youngster named Jonas who lives in a utopian society. Also, known as a perfect world. And in this perfect world that Jonas lives in, there are no memories, no pain, no color, no feelings, and no love. Jonas thought that this way of life was best. But Jonas’ opinion on the world changed as soon as he had been selected to be the new receiver of memories. Through the book The Giver, Lois Lowry is trying to portray that we learn from memories and gain wisdom. Through the memories Jonas gains, he gains wisdom about individuality, and mistakes that have been done in the past but since we have learned about the cons we make sure that we do not do it again.

The Giver, written by author Lois Lowry, was published in 1993 after being inspired by her father’s memory loss in his old age. From this sad occurrence, sparked an idea to write about a world where nobody has experienced a bad memory. That very idea later became a tale many have grown to love called, The Giver, which to this very day is a success, earning itself honorable prizes such as the William Allen White Award along with a Newbery Medal and even had been granted its own movie adaptation. Lowry gave the incredible book three accompanying titles, completing the quartet. Read by over twelve million, it’s widely considered to have started of the dystopian genre’s popularity in young adult fiction.

The relevance of The Giver is very good. The intended age of the readers is ages eleven or twelve, with the intended grade level to be about seventh grade. At age twelve or seventh grade, a child will be entering junior high and going through a lot of physical, mental, and emotional changes. The average temperament of the child at this age level is that he or she has the ability to understand complex thoughts and express feelings through talking more effectively. He or she is also developing a strong sense of right and wrong while improving his or her abstracting thinking and hypothetical reasoning capabilities. Jonas is twelve years old in the story and with the story being told from his point of view, will help the students be able to relate

Lois Lowry offers readers a clear insight into each of the characters internal feelings, since the film can not describe how each of the characters are feeling in depth as the book does, this is sorely missed in the film adaption. The director changes how characters feel about each other, in particular how Fiona feels about Jonas. The novel details Jonas feeling “stirrings” for Fiona, but he never acts on them, in contrast in the movie he does act on them and it leads him to a makeshift sled ride, a kissing scene, and also Fiona facing release for breaking the rules on several occasions including when she helps Jonas and Gabe escape. 'He felt such love for Asher and for Fiona. But they could not feel it back, without the memories.' Compared to Noyces version were Fiona knows she feels something, but not quiet what this leads her to she asks Jonas 'what was that' after he kisses her and then in return when she helps Jonas and Gabe escape she says 'wait' and kisses him as