Jonas Mekas

receiver…” this is what the chief elder tells the crowd as she assigns Jonas his assignment. Courage is one of the many themes that The Giver shows. The Giver was written by Lois Lowry and also portrays change and love throughout the storyline. Jonas is the main protagonist in this book and has many of these theme’s as qualities. Courage is defined as the following; strength in the face of pain or grief. In The Giver, Jonas shows extreme courage when he expects the position of receiver of memory

they avoided killing people unless something they shouldn’t of done happened. In the giver they got their jobs at 18, and in the anthem they got their jobs at 15. Jonas got the job of being the receiver of memory, which means

Jonas-the eleven year old protagonist in the story. He's very likeable. He is also a kind person who is always very honest and also wholehearted. He had been chosen to be the new receiver of memory for his community when he turns twelve. Most of the time he isn't thoughtful and cares very much and has a lot of concern for his friends and family. He wants to be closer to people and after his training is over his world is different. He is very passionate about the world around him and wants to make

The Giver, a book written by Lois Lowry. It is about a young boy named Jonas in a community without war, fear, and pain. He is selected to be the new receiver of memory when he turns twelve years old, which is the most honorable job in the community. To be the receiver of memory requires intelligence, integrity, and courage. This job makes his life changes throughout the novel. To begin with, in the beginning of the story, Jonas is committed, obedient, and eager. During the middle of the story, he

secret in your community? Jonas did know almost all the secrets. In the story ,The Giver, Jonas faces many different challenges to lead him where he is now.Jonas’ experiences develop a theme over the course of The Giver by teaching the reader that perfection does not exist, except in the eye of the beholder. Jonas’ experiences show that people have different opinions on perfection than others in the text. Lois Lowry shows us many ways to use context and shows us how Jonas’ experiences affect the text

dystopian society. Setting: The Giver takes place in the future within a dystopian society Major Characters: Jonas: The protagonist of The Giver. Due to the Utopian society Jonas looks just like every other boy his age. Just like most boys he has short brown hair and a warm pink color to his skin. Although unlike the others he has lighter eyes, as compared to everyone’s dark eyes. At age eleven Jonas is very intelligent and loves the people

protagonist, Jonas and The Giver are the only two people who possess feelings and knowledge that the rest of the community has been robbed of. We learn that feelings and knowledge have the power to change everything. Knowledge has the power to change what anyone likes or dislikes. For example, “‘I liked the feeling of love,’ said Jonas” (84). Jonas stops taking the treatment for stirrings (which is a pill you take every morning to stop the feeling of wanting), and The Giver gives Jonas memories. Jonas

memory that Jonas receives. This is the memory of the sled and snow. In the memory, Jonas is put into a forested

emotion from the lives of people in the community which contrasts to today’s society in the United States, where freedom is extremely important to citizens. The only people who know that these freedoms are possible are a boy from the community named Jonas and his mentor who goes by “the Giver.” Jonas’s job in the community is to receive memories about the experiences that the society has removed. However, the society in The Giver, which has limited choices and feelings for all its citizens, is an improvement

Giver is Jonas and Fiona’s friendship. In the novel, Jonas and Fiona only ride their bikes together, and Jonas has dreams about her. In the film, they are much closer friends-they ride on trays together, Jonas tries to show Fiona colors and they spend lots of time together. She is so important to Jonas that he wants her to leave the community with him and go to the boundary of memory. Another difference between the novel and film is Jonas’ reaction to traumatic memories. In the novel, Jonas says he