The Giver
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
The Giver
By Lois Lowry
Plot
Jonas is a boy living in a futuristic utopian society that has eliminated all pain, emotion, decision, color, feeling, and memory from its individuals. The "Giver" is the only individual to keep these qualities, and works to advise the council of Elders in important decisions that require past knowledge.At the age of 12, Jonas is chosen to be the new "reciever of memories" due to his "ability to see beyond".
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Plot (Continued)
As Jonas is trained by the Giver, he becomes enlightened by his teachings, learning to feel, have true emotion, and see in color. He is in addition given memory of the past. Overwhelmed by these concepts, he discovers that the ways of his society must be changed, and that he alone can make a difference.
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Reason #1
The author’s passages are thought-provoking, and make reader realize how simple aspects of life are indeed complex, and that the true human experience revolves around emotion and memory.
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Reason #2
The author uses vivid figurative language to portray feeling, emotion, and memory, while contrasting this style with a bland, simplistic description of the community and sameness.
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Reason #3
The ending of The Giver is ambiguous; it is up to the reader and his or her own beliefs of the situation to decide what actually happens in the end. Regardless of the outcome, the author allows readers’ own perceptions to shape the fate of her characters.
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Favorite Quote
“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”
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Quote Significance
This passage sums up the struggle of both Jonas and the Giver in a society where they are the only ones that truely experience life. The quotes also gives insight on the feeling of isolation and how important it is for emotions to be shared, rather than kept hidden away beneath a false facade.
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