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On a superficial level, there are some similarities - children go to school and have recess, adults have jobs. More significant, even at this level, are the differences between our society and the...
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The primary conflicts in this novel are Jonas versus society and Jonas versus himself. Jonas experiences conflict with himself as he starts asking questions about the world in which he lives, one...
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One type of technology that proves to be quite a conflict in Lois Lowry's The Giver is medical technology. Normally, when we think of technology, computers and TVs come to mind. We sometimes forget...
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When Jonas is assigned as the next Receiver, the Chief Elder says that he has either demonstrated or will demonstrate integrity, wisdom, intelligence, courage, and the capacity to see beyond....
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These are the 15 most important events in The Giver. 1. Jonas remembers the plane flying overhead when he thinks about the Ceremony of Twelve. This is important because it foreshadows trouble for...
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The main theme of The Giver is that differences should be celebrated instead of feared. Choice is instrumental to our humanity. An example is when Jonas is given the memory of grandparents, and...
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The uniformity which underlies the society extends to eye color, which probably indicates a measure of genetic engineering. With a few exceptions, "almost every citizen in the community ha(s)...
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The committee considers the character of the children (what would fit them best) and the community's needs.
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I assume that you are asking about memories that the Giver gives Jonas that cause Jonas pain. If so, the first such memory is when the Giver gives him the memory of a sunburn. This is the first...
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Jonas seeing the plane is the initiating event. It frightens him, and this disturbance is what starts his inner relationship to the community changing. It establishes his readiness to change in...
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Here you go! http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/man-corrected-him-honor-he-said-firmly-have-great-132529
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Both Jonas and the newchild had very pale eyes, when most of the community had dark eyes. This matters at first because they seem strange or even odd (a bit disturbing). Later, it seems that the...
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Hmm. They were taught to be careful about many things. They had to take care not to take objects from the recreation area, to be quiet, to tie hair ribbons neatly, and so on. Probably the three...
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Everything in the community is rigidly controlled without deviation. When that control slips, such as an airplane appearing at an unexpected time, the people don't know how to react. What if other...
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Here you go! http://www.enotes.com/giver/q-and-a/bycicle-given-child-ceremony-nines-am-correct-126557
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My initial impression? Well, I've read a lot of science fiction, so I was immediately dubious. I figured they were killing people. However, I wasn't sure, and the name of the event made it sound...
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Mainly, what we are told is that the committee looks at what the kids who were about to be twelves did in their volunteer time and also in their recreational time. For example, we are told in...
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He's frustrated with them for many reasons. He's very tired, for example, and wishes to lay down his job. He's supposed to advise them, and to share his wisdom, but the Elders, while dependable,...
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In Jonas's highly structured community, which is founded on the principles of Sameness, each adolescent is required to fulfill an allotted amount of volunteer hours before the Ceremony of Twelve,...
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When Jonas attempts to transfer the awareness of the color red to Asher, he places his hand on Asher's shoulder and tries his hardest to concentrate on the color red so that Asher can experience...
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As the community's selected Receiver of Memory, it is Jonas's Assignment to carry the burden of the world's past memories, which includes the painful memories of starvation and warfare. Jonas's...
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In chapter five, Jonas's family shares their dreams with each other after dinner, and Jonas is once again apprehensive to elaborate on his feelings. Jonas is embarrassed to tell his dream because...
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In chapter 11 of The Giver, Jonas receives three new memories from the Old Man (who we find out at the end of the chapter is actually the Giver). First, he receives the memory of snow and sledding....
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The Giver is written with a third-person limited focus on Jonas, which greatly adds to the mysterious and ominous tone of the work. In the novel, Jonas is selected as the new Receiver in Training...
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Jonas begins to feel different from his old friends for several reasons. One is his family’s style of child-rearing. Although his father is a respected community member, he has a tendency to bend,...
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In chapter 2, Jonas's parents attempt to reassure him that everything will go smoothly during the Ceremony of Twelve, and the Committee of Elders will select the perfect, ideal Assignment for him....
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In chapter 9, Jonas reads the rules for his Assignment, which exempt him asking rude questions, prohibit him from taking medications related to pain experienced during training sessions, and...
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A reader should look to chapter 12 for this answer. Near the beginning of the chapter, Jonas sees Fiona's hair change, the same way that the apple changed a bit earlier in the book. Jonas doesn't...
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Jonas first experiences the emotion of love during a training session with The Giver when he receives the memory of a family celebrating Christmas together. Jonas thoroughly enjoys the feeling of...
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In the opening scene of the story, Jonas recalls feeling frightened when he witnessed a jet flying over the community for the first time and was immediately instructed by the Speaker to remain...
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In The Giver, newborns are raised through their infancy by a group of people known as the nurturers before they are assigned to a family or, if deemed unfit for society, euthanized, or "released."...
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The page number aspect of this question could be a bit inaccurate because different editions of the book will vary in exactly which page contains which part of the book. Conflicts abound in this...
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Although Jonas's community claims to give the old the highest levels of respect, releasing the old (which is actually killing them) is proof that they don't really value them at all. Likewise, if...
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After Jonas discovers the true meaning behind the term release, he completely rebels against his society and realizes that he must protect Gabriel after his father mentions that he will be...
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Although the social divisions in the society depicted in The Giver are not called “classes” by its members, they are essentially fixed levels that correspond to class. The children are selected for...
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Lowry explores the theme of public safety versus personal freedom throughout his celebrated novel The Giver. Jonas's community is founded on the concept of Sameness, which champions uniformity,...
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As part of his required volunteer hours, Jonas helps take care of the elderly citizens at the House of the Old with some of his peers. When Jonas arrives at the House of the Old, he greets the...
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The most notable feature of nature to be eliminated is bad weather. Although Jonas greatly enjoys his memory of a sleigh-ride in the snow, he can't experience such joy in real life. Because, as he...
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In chapter 1, Jonas returns home with lots on his mind about the upcoming ceremony, and he struggles to find just the right word to describe his feelings. This is important because of the ritual...
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In Jonas's austere, highly-organized society, the vast majority of citizens have dark eyes. However, Jonas, Gabriel, the Giver, and an unnamed woman, Five, have pale eyes. After Jonas becomes the...
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A reader should check in chapter 4 for solid textual evidence regarding this question. During this chapter, Jonas gives a bath to a woman named Larissa. He talks with her during the bath, and she...
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The setting of Jonas's community drives the conflict of the novel. It has been created and modified over time to eliminate much of what constitutes the human experience. The residents don't know...
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In The Giver, release means death. When someone is released, they are injected with a lethal poison which kills them. Most of the society is unaware of the true meaning of release, and it doesn’t...
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As the Receiver of Memory, Jonas is instructed to stop taking the pills that suppress emotion, which are otherwise required to be taken by all teens and adults in the community. This is part of the...
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The Ceremony of Ten is an important rite of passage for young people as they begin the transition from childhood to adulthood. Children are required to have their hair cut to symbolize their...
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The quick, but confusing, answer to your question is: both. Becoming the Giver seems like both a punishment and a gift. On the one hand, Jonas becomes more isolated from his friends, and they...
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When the Giver sends him away without training, Jonas goes for long lonely walks along the river, trying to test his faculty of memory. If the sky is cloudy, he tries to remember the blue and the...
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In the dystopian world of The Giver, citizens of the Community are assigned their spouses by the ruling body called the Committee of Elders. The committee chooses spouses through the Matching of...
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The community in The Giver is dedicated to Sameness, a lifestyle that does not include individuality, creativity, or deep feelings. This way of life is strictly adhered to by all citizens. Though...
