The Giver

In the book, The Giver by Lois Lowry, the readers have many different feelings throughout the book. Sometimes the readers feel confused. For example, on page 104 it says, “Do you mean that now you don’t have the memory of it - of that ride on the sled - anymore? That’s right. A little weight off this old body.” This shows that after The Giver gave Jonas the memory of riding a sled; he didn’t have the memory anymore and this confuses the reader. The reader probably wonders how the memory leaves someone

In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry I think the author is trying to tell the reader about Choices, Memories, and what your limits are in your everyday life compared to some of the characters in the Giver. Themes. These are very important in this novel. Things are very different in this society. Different from our world. We are so used to being able to make our own choices, and have memories of our own, and even think what we want to think, and say what we want to say, but all of these things that

Gabriel; a baby who his family is taken care of; some."You know about memories,"(Jonas talking to Gabriel[The Giver/Pg.128)Jonas decided to stop taking a pill he's supposed to be taking for his dreams.Like: No real sadness. Dislike: No Color, killed when doing something wrong.Jonas wants people to know what's really right and not like most people.Jonas is the Protagonist in the book "The Giver".In a community where no feelings and/or memories are felt.He's mostly twelve in the book.He has been selected

learned their assigned jobs, but they were all normal, practical things like; pilots, nurturers, and directors of recreation. For the community in The Giver, a book written by Lois Lowry, this was just how things were. The society depicted in The Giver has many disadvantages compared to our society. This makes it a dystopia The society in The Giver focuses on sameness. Jonas, one of the main characters in the book,

Have you ever wondered why memories are so important? In the book, The Giver, the author, Lois Lowry, writes about a boy named Jonas, whose life changes after receiving the most honored, important job. Jonas believes he is different because he holds the memories. Jonas’ experiences develop a theme over the course of The Giver by teaching the reader that without memories one cannot fully understand a topic. Although some readers may believe that you can understand a topic perfectly without the memories

people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” The novel The Giver, by Lois Lowry, is about a boy, Jonas, who is given knowledge that has the power to change his beliefs and opinions about his society. Jonas is trusted with the information of those from generations before him, and cannot speak of his training to anyone besides the Giver himself. Knowledge is the power to know something and have the power to hold on to the information forever. During

In The Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas has a lot of different character traits. However, most of all, Jonas is determined. He shows this throughout the story. Jonas is determined because he wants to find out more about the community, he is determined to help the community, and above all, he takes risks to save Gabe from release. Throughout The Giver, Jonas was determined to find out about the community, and anything it may have been hiding from him. This is first shown when he sees the apple “change”

The Giver Review The Giver is an interesting and powerful children’s book written by Lois Lowry, a famous award-winning author. The Giver is about a young boy named Janos who lives in a perfect world with no war, no fear, no pain and no choices. At the age of twelve, every person is assigned a special role in the Community. However, Jonas is “selected” as the Receiver of Memories, who inherits all the good or bad memories of the Community from the Giver. He has all the Memories of the Community

In the book, The Giver, Jonas lives in a community where everything is perfect. Nobody feels pain, sorrow, or hunger. But is it really the best place to live? The community that Jonas lives in, they don’t have freedom of choice. They have lived with the community’s rituals and rules as long as they can remember. Therefore, nobody finds it strange when their spouse, children, and jobs are chosen for them. Everything is created so everyone has a fair job, and no one is more successful than the other

In Lois Lowry’s The Giver, the thought of choice proves to impact the main character's decisions in many ways. Jonas is a twelve year old boy who has been living in an utopia his whole life. All he has ever known has been inside the community, and he loves his community and thinks everything is perfect. When he meets The Giver, all of that changes, and he learns that there are emotions, color, pain, and that there is more than just his community. His feelings about his community change and he wants