Imagine a world with no true feelings for others, no true family, and with the word and concept of love stripped from your vocabulary. In The Giver, the author, Lois Lowry, brings this thought to life when she presents a community centered around sameness and order. This Community presents no pain, no choices, no independent thinking, no concept of love, and blindness to the wrong of the community’s isolation. Jonas, the protagonist, lives with his robotic and love free assigned family that consists
A relationship is a connection between you and another person. Characteristics are special features, qualities, and feelings. In the book The Giver, by Lois Lowry, Jonas’s character is revealed through his relationship with his father. Throughout the story, Jonas changes and shows many characteristics such as sadness, compassion, and bravery. In the beginning of the book, Jonas thought the community was always right, always knew what was best. He believed they knew how to handle all of life and
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
The Giver written by Lois Lowry and Pleasantville directed by Gary Ross both explore a societal void of deep emotion, wisdom, or even freedom of choice within each text’s community. Both of texts explore the drawbacks of such voids, yet they examine these concepts in different ways. What follows is a critical analysis of the ways that human existence is explored through the similarities and differences presented in each text. Knowledge is power. It is the key that overcomes past faults and builds