The Giver Compared To Today

The Giver demonstrates a society that diminishes the individuality of oneself and makes them into someone they aren't. The Giver depicts the dangers of a perfectly equal world through everyone being the same, the government being an autocracy,

Another common theme is the audience perception of the societies morphing from utopia to dystopia as both texts progress. Initially in ‘The Giver’ and ‘Pleasantville’, the communities are portrayed as a perfect place where everything is orderly and efficient. “How could someone not fit in? The community was so meticulously ordered, the choices are made so carefully.” The citizens of both communities are protected from human conditions like pain, hunger, homelessness, and anything that would be of inconvenience to

A utopian society is supposed to be flawless, but in 'The Giver,' that's not the case. Everyone is identical, and there is no difference. Being different is what makes each of us special and unique. In 'The Giver,' after Jonas has experience the memories he had experience diversity, life another way of looking at things.

The Giver and our society are very different in my ways but alike in some ways. The novel has a government just like modern society with rules and laws. Mother confessed “I feel frightened, too, for him...you know that there are no third chances”(Lowry 9). Just like our society we have punishments

Could you imagine your world in which everything was predetermined for you, and you didn’t have a choice? This is the reality in The Giver by Lois Lowry, the main character Jonas faces these problems and many others as he completes his adventure. Although some may think this to be devastating, this is normal in his society. In the dystopian society conveyed in the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, there are many similarities and differences to our modern day societies.

In Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver the dystopia is very different from modern day society in America. In the early days on America when the pilgrims came they wanted America to be a utopian society but as the world went on people wanted more wealth and more power so they went to war with other countries so they could get this wealth and power so what the pilgrims wanted did not happen now comparing that to the dystopia in The Giver the wanted it to be a utopia too but you cannot have a utopia if there is someone that is plotting how to save them but would have to break a lot of rules to do so. The dystopia in The Giver has some differences to modern day society in America but it has some differences too.

Change of Thought Many people, even fictional characters tend to not perceive people and the world around them because of the environment that they have grown accustomed to. Some examples are Jonas, from The Giver and Mrs. Stevenson, from Sorry, Wrong Number as they experience how the world is not as perfect as they always thought it was. As time progressed, both of these characters learned how the real world was while learning new things, though it was not always pleasant.

Jonas changed throughout the story significantly; with his thoughts, actions, and words. Jonas was self-absorbed at the beginning and now he is selfless and very helpful to his community. He used to always joke around and not really care so much about what he did. Jonas later in the story was more serious about him and his future. Before, he was nervous about what was ahead of him as the Receiver of Memory, but now he is confident about it and knows what he is doing. Furthermore, Jonas always had to be truthful and could never lie without a consequence. The Giver and the Receiver of Memory, Jonas, are allowed to lie whenever they want and his training is confidential. Finally, he used to be very cautious about what he did and what he said,

Alexa Morgan Mr. Edmonds Language Arts 1 March, 2024 In the dystopian novel by Lois Lowry called The Giver, there are lots of things that make it a dystopian world, but the strange thing is that it has many similarities to the world we live in today. The Giver is about a world where they have chosen “Sameness” to govern their community. At twelve years old the committee ( which is their form of government ) chooses a career for you and Jonas gets chosen as the receiver who is the one who receives all the memories of the past. When you look at the giver's world and the world we live in, there are many differences but they also have some similarities.

When did the protagonist start to change during the novel? The protagonist started to change right when he became the receiver of memory. His mentor is The Giver, the giver shows him things that other people in his community can not indicate, the protagonist had a purpose for this position. The protagonist name is Jonas, Jonas thinks being the receiver of memory is going to be easy, he doesn't know what he's going to grow through. Its an adventure he didn't know he was going on.

Imagine being a regular teenager, but not being able to make any personal decisions about anything. That's what Jonas went through in the book The Giver by Lois Lowry; furthermore, he went from being a dependent boy to an independent boy by learning through the Giver when he received memories. Jonas changed drastically in the novel when he become different from the community and gained emotions. In The Giver there was sameness in the community.

Have you ever read The Giver?Well I am going to tell you about the Giver and how interesting the story is. The novel was written by (Lois Lowry).The Giver is very interesting because their society is a dystopian. In their society the government wanted to keep their population balanced. To keep their society balanced they released the handicap and some young children.

The annual December ceremony, when the “birthdays” of all children are celebrated. This is a ritual full of rites of passage. As the kids grow older, these rights allow them more responsibility. At eight for example they are given pockets and they take away their stuffed animals.

In The Giver’s society you have to do what you are told,you have no freedom and if you don't do what you are told you then get punished by the government. Also in The Giver’s society the government listens to everything you say and watches everything that you do. In “The Giver’s” society everyone looks the same besides Jonas,Gabe, and Fiona. You can not see color the only color that you can see is black and white,but there's only two people that can see color and that is “The Giver” and Jonas.

    The story in The Giver by Lois Lowry takes place in a community that is not normal. People cannot see color, it is an offense for somebody to touch others, and the community assigns people jobs and children. This unnamed community shown through Jonas’ eye, the main character in this novel, is a perfect society. There is no war, crime, and hunger. Most readers might take it for granted that the community in The Giver differs from the real society. However, there are several affinities between the society in present day and that in this fiction: estrangement of elderly people, suffering of surrogate mothers, and wanting of euthanasia.