everything is perfect, well thought to be perfect by the citizens of Jonas’s community which have no feelings or choices. In the book the Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas’s society is made up of rules, ceremonies, rituals, no colors, no music, no feelings, no choices…no life. Jonas was picked to be the new Receiver of memories in his community. Throughout his training with The Giver, he gains all the missing puzzle pieces from his society. He now has an understanding of what his community is actually like. Although

required. In the novel, The Giver by Lois Lowry, the main character, Jonas, lives in a society where everyone demonstrates Sameness. The citizens are given the same things at the same age. They are limited with choices and feelings and also don’t receive memories. At age twelve, Jonas is selected to become the next Receiver of Memories. Jonas is trained by the Giver, who receives all the memories in the community, and has the memories bestowed upon him. Having Sameness in The Giver portrays a negative effect

Jonas, a twelve year old boy, is the protagonist of The Giver. He was assigned to be the receiver of memory or the highest position in the community. The people in the community don’t need to make any decisions, their future are all decided by the giver (receiver). Jonas learns that with leadership comes responsibility. Jonas learns that with commitment, he must continue training as the receiver, or else the community will have trouble making a choice. For Jonas to be a good leader, he should try

novel The Giver, this theme is demonstrated and it explains that opinions may change when knowledge is gained. Generally, opinions can be changed to be more positive than a person thinks the situation is. This is shown through Jonas, one of the characters in The Giver. In the

The euphemism “release” in the fictional community of the Giver means death by suicide. The reason why the community is acceptance of this practice is the fact that they do not understand the true meaning of the word. They think it is a punishment, an embarrassment. “For a contributing citizen to be released from the community was an overwhelming statement of failure” (Lowry 2). This means that the community has been brainwashed into thinking that release isn’t so serious as death, but serious enough

their differences but that doesn't mean they don't have similarities. In the giver, the Family Unit was kinda a big thing like it is in our Society. In the Novel, the giver, it states, “Two children-one male, one female to each family unit”(Lowry 8). Obviously there are differences but if we are talking about family units, both have many similarities. Every Family unit/Society always has their own tradition including the giver. In the text, it emphasizes how “The children all receive their bikes at

says, the protagonist in The Giver, by Lois Lowry. In the community that Jonas lived in, it was very different to have light colored eyes, and different was unacceptable. Like the new child, Gabriel, Jonas also had light colored eyes. Although the community thought that being different was unacceptable, later on in the book Jonas learned to embrace his individuality. He and Gabriel, although there were not a lot, were not the only ones with light colored eyes. The Giver, who passes on the memories

What choices are most important in your life?What would happen if someone took those choices away from you?Control,people taking over.This seems very strict ,so Welcome to Jonas’s life. In the novel “The giver” shows what a perfect life could be. In our society holidays,climate control,and family life is different from their society. In our society we know when the holidays, we experience hot and cold ,and we get to pick how many kids you want and if you want to be single,divorced, or even married