The Saver : The Giver

Jonas cried. A man comes out of his house rushing to save the starving children and offers them food and shelter they kindly accept. Jonas and the man have small talk for a few minutes,

After Jonas was finished with work he and Jack walked back to there house. And JOnas heard a familiar voice behind him.

In The Giver, Jonas’ world is turned upside down when he is chosen to be the next receiver of his community. The ceremony of twelves is the last ceremony of the day. Jonas waited anxiously for his name to be called; he never hears it. The chief elder has made a mistake. Jonas now has to learn that everything he has been taught was not always the same and it ages him years.

"All knowledge hurts." — Cassandra Clare (City of Bones, The Mortal Instruments, #1) Knowledge may hurt, if the truth is discovered, but the knowledge and truth can give wisdom among other traits, but in the novel, The Giver wisdom gives honor. Knowledge can also change the way one may feel towards something. The Giver, by Lois Lowry, is a novel which portrays the notion that knowledge can change someone's opinion. Knowledge may change your likes, dislikes, and fears.

Lois Lowry, an American writer, is well acknowledged for her writing of the book The Giver. Similarly, American film directors, Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, are well recognized for their success of the film Frozen. While experienced differently, one being written while the other animated, both works follow the hero’s cycle of departure, fulfillment, and return, reinforced by their alternating settings. The stories’ emphasis on the value of love implies that the “feeling” is powerful enough to drive an individual to act in response to their emotional conscience. Consequently, Jonas, a dystopian character, and Elsa, the fantasy creation of Disney animation, share imagery in landscapes that reflect their coming of age transformations when, motivated

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

Suddenly his wife barged In. “I am sick and tired of you consuming numerous things at once, so it’s your job now to purchase your household some food!”

With the sound of music flowing through Jonas’s ears, Jonas sped down the hill; anticipating the reaction of the people waiting for him below. Somehow, Jonas knew this would work out. He knew that Gabe would survive, that he would have family and friends to love and that they would love him back. Jonas could feel someone helping through this. Maybe it was the Giver. All Jonas knew was that he could feel love in the air.

want to go home. He is tired of listening to all of the community’s lies and following their rules. He plans to run away and shed the memories so they return to the community. By doing this, Jonas hopes to change the community and give everybody the memories. Later, Jonas learns that his “little brother” Gabriel, is about to be released. He has no choice but to take him along with him.

Jonas has always learned similarly to all kids in his community to share dreams, thoughts and ideas. This life lesson learned from childhood suddenly does not apply to Jonas. When given the job of the Receiver, Jonas must learn to keep secrets and suffer pain that he was never exposed to. The new workers, Jonas’s old friends, of the community share their stories and lessons each day after training. Contrary, Jonas has made the mandatory pledge to stay quiet and never tell a soul about the memories: love, hate, war, and hunger.

And, because of this Jonas risks his life by leaving the community with few resources to have the rest of his community have the memories like he does. This is because, when he received the memory of love, he truly wished that everyone could experience it. After he receives this memory Jonas and The Giver have a conversation, “‘What did you perceive?’ The Giver asked. ‘Warmth,’ Jonas replied, ‘and happiness.

Jonas felt something moving in his lap, and Gabe 's blond head popped up in front of him, his features fuzzy and his voice incoherent. Jonas tried to talk to him, to comfort him and tell him he was alright, but even his voice was unresponsive. The words were right there, caught in his throat, and it brought tears to his eyes that he could not let them out.

‘what fat cheeks you ha’ got. (…) ’Darn me if I couldn’t eat em,’ said the man, with a

“But the guy said sorry I only have one room to live with my family”. Jonas was mad because he didn't know where to live. so Jonas and Gabe kept walking and they were talking to each other. “

Not one to make a habit of playing babysitter to his brothers, Phenix relented for Jonas, who just shy of a millennium was the youngest of the eight warriors. Ever since his capture by the demons, the hunter needed a little more strengthening. Phenix didn't mistake Jonas' apathy for a chilled-out vibe. The hunter’s dilemma was particularly acute when he wanted to hang out for a while during a hunt. Something the hunters never did, due to the tight timeframe given to their missions. Needless to say, should one of them need help, the brothers arrived.