Essays on The Giver

According to the American Library Association (ALA), young adult novels are challenged with the best intentions. In most cases a parent will read a book that their child might be reading in class to find out if the book is hazardous to their child’s well-being. If the novel seems problematic, the parent then challenges the…

In the movie, Pleasantville, and in the book, The Giver, there are many different similarities and differences. One similarity is that the communities are portrayed as utopias but in reality are actually dystopias. Another similarity is the weather and the fact that it’s extremely ideal. Also, in both the movie and in the book the…

The Wakening Jonas was startled at foremost. He had awoken to happen himself in a bed. The room was warm and he felt a feeling of comfort. He was wrapped in a warm cover. and he was have oning new apparels. Beside him was a little tabular array with a glass of H2O on it….

Your Choice is No Choice. You DecideEveryone has the right to choose so, what if that right was taken away? Would anyone be happy? What if everyone was the same, that wouldnt be fun. Those two sentences described Jonas community. In the novel, The Giver, Lois Lowry suggests that sameness and conformity have a negative…

Lois Lowry is known for her dystopian novels for young adults. One out of many novels is her work ‘The Giver’. The Giver exposes the story of Jonas, a boy who questions his society’s standard of living. Jonas’ people tend to have false perceptions of their world being supposedly ‘perfect’. On the other hand, ‘Gathering…

Can you Imagine a world without pain, warfare, poverty, hunger, or terror? Sounds pretty good so far, right? Now, take away feelings, love, diversity, choices, and even the ability to see colors. It doesn’t sound so great anymore, does it? Some people may consider such a place a utopia, shielding its inhabitants from all evil;…

The Giver, written by Lois Lowry (1993) is a fictional novel about a boy called Jonas and how he responds to his community’s lack of choice and individuality. The novel explores Jonas’ encounter with memories of the past, and how he feels towards the lack of freedom within his highly controlled society. As the novel…

The Giver Writing Prompt: It’s almost midnight and you’re almost finished with your sixth cup of coffee. Your eyes strain as you stare at your computer screen looking at college applications. Once again, you go through the college pamphlets scattered on your desk and you read paragraphs to see it they provide a good Job…

How the book tries to warn us about the importance of right of choice, feelings and memories. The Giver Is a very distinguished novel written by LOIS Larry. It follows the story of a boy through the twelfth year of his life. Jonas s world was perfect, and everything was under control. In his “community…

The Giver is a 1993 American children’s novel by Lois Lowry. It is set in a society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystrophy. The novel follows a boy named Jonas through the twelfth year of his life. The society has eliminated pain and strife by…