Lois Lowry publishes a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel titled, The Giver, in 1993. Jonas is an apprehensive eleven-year-old boy who is going to soon turn twelve. He is hesitant towards going to the Ceremony and finding out his job. He lives with Mother, Father, and Lily; and he has two best friends: Asher and Fiona. Jonas lives in an extremely controlled community. The Community is controlled by a group of aged members called Elders. Jonas is assigned to be the Receiver of Memory with the
This analysis is based on chapter eleven of the novel, ‘The Giver’, by Lois Lowry. The novel is about a community that disregards memories and strongly values ‘sameness’. The protagonist of the book, a twelve-year-old boy named Jonas, upon turning twelve, received his assignment as the receiver of memories. Jonas arrived at the annexe the next morning, where his training would begin. He would become the next receiver, which was considered to be the most honourable job in the community. He met an
“Our people made that choice to go into Sameness. Before my time, before the previous time, back and back and back. We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with difference” (Lowry 95). In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, people in the community have sameness. It is a world filled with no choice. It is a world that is colorless. It’s a world filled people who have no clue what pain and love is. Although jobs and families are great aspects of the community, the rules play