Persuasive Essay On The Giver

He did not know what his selection meant. He did not know what he was to become.” The third step, the beginning of the adventure, is when the giver starts giving Jonas memories and he starts questioning and challenging the society and stops taking his pills. On page

“Our problem right now is that we’re so specialized that if the lights go out, there are a huge number of people who are not going to know what to do. But within every dystopia there’s a little dystopia.” (Margaret Atwood) In 1992, Lois Lowry had was inspired by her father’s memory loss to write a novel. In The Giver, 12-year old Jonas is chosen to be the Receiver of Memory but throughout his training, he struggles understanding whether the community he lives in is a utopia or dystopia.

In, The Giver, by Lois Lowry, Jonas arrives at Elsewhere. Jonas has a sudden surge coursing through his body providing warmth and hope as he gets to safety. In the book, the Giver gives a memory of love to Jonas. This memory makes Jonas want grandparents. When Jonas sees all the lights and laughter, Jonas perceives that this place is waiting in expectation for him and Gabriel. Jonas has hope which gives him enough strength to get to a home and ask for food, warm clothes, shelter, etc. Which is on page 179-180: “Suddenly he was aware with certainty and joy that below, ahead, they were waiting for him; and that they were waiting, too, for the baby.” Secondly, Jonas experiences hope and confidence, giving Jonas the strength to sled down the hill

In the book “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger, the story describes Holden Caulfield as a mystery man that a rReader would have to find clues to discover the hidden truth behind him. Holden is afraid to go into the adult world and he wishes he can stay in his childhood world, because Holden wants to avoid the adults world phoniness and it's painful for holden to grow up; knowing thats he’s been through so much as a boy and how he has heard so many lies growing up.

In The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, she shows us that everyone has more to them than what they allow us to see.

The Ducks, Where Do They Go? Throughout the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield frequently asks the question, “You know those ducks in that lagoon right near Central Park South? That little lake? By any chance, do you happen to know where they go, the ducks, when it gets all frozen over?” (Salinger 60).

“This fall I think you’re riding ride--it’s a special kind of fall, a horrible kind. The man falling isn’t permitted to feel or hear himself hit bottom. He just keeps falling and falling. The whole arrangement’s designed for men who, at some time other in the lives, we're looking something their own environment couldn’t supply them with. Or they thought their own environment couldn’t supply them with. So they gave looking. They gave it up before they really even got started.” Antonelli said to Holden. Kicked out of 5 school, Holden faces his struggle with commitment in terms of holding things close to him when he can’t hold himself together. The environment around Holden wasn’t something he fit into easily because we get the sense that he couldn’t find something he had a deep interest in other than getting into trouble and alcohol. He judges other people by what they wear, and how they say things, but this hypocrisy surely didn't get him

Ponyboy and Johnny did make the right decision by running away after killing Bob with a switchblade. I am on this side because many bad things could have happened if they would have stayed. If they did stay they would have gotten more hurt, they would have gone to jail, and the authority favors the Socs over the greasers. Even though they could get in more trouble when they get back because they hid, it is more likely that they won’t. I think that both ways will turn out bad for both of them, but I think that running away will be best.

“Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow”-A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. This quote means that if you need to sacrifice yourself, you should, to make a better world for the future society. Lois Lowry shows this in her dystopian novel The Giver. In Jonas’ society, there is no color, no individuality, and no emotion. In their community, they have no risks being taken, no love, no pain, making his society a “safe life” to live.

As Jonas leaves the community, he learns being true to oneself takes great courage, knowledge is useless without memories, and love conquers all. In The Giver, readers notice being true to oneself takes great courage. In Jonas’s community, the government tries to control the citizen’s feelings by giving them pills.

Leyton Gardner CWT_The Giver Mrs. Rockett 2018 No society is perfect! The Giver is a novel by Lois Lowry. It is about a boy named Jonas who found out that his community was not perfect. Jonas’ experience develops a theme over the course of The Giver by teaching the reader the government should not have too much power.

Throughout our lives, as humans, we have to make many decisions about things such as, the clothes we wear, the people we will mary, and even the jobs we will work at. However, these decisions can either be very good for us, or they can come back to haunt us later in life. It is dangerous for us as humans, to make our own decisions, and it would be safer if society made these tough decisions for us. In the story, “The Giver,” by Lois Lowry, Jonas comes to the conclusion that letting people choose the things such as their clothes, their spouse, and their job would be very dangerous. If society chose things for people, then life would be a lot safer for everyone. Also, many bad things that can harm people can be better by society choosing things for people. It would be more dangerous for us to get through our lives if society didn’t make decisions for us. It is dangerous for us as humans, to make our own decisions, and it would be safer if society made these tough decisions for us.

The Giver knows that the burden of memory is too much for Jonas to bear, so he and Jonas plan Jonas’ escape. In the escape, The Giver plans to leave Jonas with memories of courage and strength so that he can make his journey to freedom. The plan changes when Jonas finds that Gabriel, an infant the family had been caring for was going to be “released” the next morning. Upon hearing the news, Jonas takes Gabriel and flees The Community. The book ends with Jonas hearing music, which symbolizes finding his

Jonas’s determination began to fade as the weather grew icier by the minute. At this point, Jonas was stumbling hopelessly and helplessly with a shivering Gabriel clinging to his chest. The hope for a new beginning had perished and he was trudging on like a horse plowing a field. Mindlessly, almost robotically. As Jonas continued, he began to hear a woman’s voice calling his name. The woman’s voice soft like summer rain, two things Jonas had experienced only in the memories the Giver had transferred to him. His head which once hung down was now held higher than it had been in ages. Jonas clung to Gabe with the ounce of strength that still remained within him. He began to trip and stumble over rocks, sticks, and other obstructions. “Jonas…”

In the beginning of “The Giver” it seems like Jonas is living in a perfect utopian world, however, as the story progresses you quickly learn that his world is far from perfect. Soon after, Jonas is selected to be the receiver of memory. He begins his training with The Giver and realizes that his society has many flaws. Jonas becomes rebellious towards his community and with the Giver’s help, he escapes with a baby named Gabriel. In the end of “The Giver” Jonas and Gabriel freeze to death trying to find salvation.