The Giver

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Characterization

Notice and Note

The color red, the first color Jonas sees, can symbolize love and passion which is what led Jonas into releasing the memories. Pale eyes can symbolize the bond between the recievers throughout time. The newchild, Gabriel, can be a message and a symbol for hope in a brighter future. The sled can symbolize breaking free and giving freedom.. The river can symbolize change. People often say you can't step in the same river twice because it flows and changes and never has the same water as before.

The character Jonas is round and dynamic; we can tell alot about him and he changed throught the story. The character the Giver is round and static; we can tell alot about him and he didn't change much in the story. The character Asher is flat and static; we can't tell much about him and he didn't change other than his assignment.

Lois Lowry provided us with some tough questions that Jonas asked himself. An example would be when Jonas asks himself what would happen to his friendships. Based on this question, I believed his friendships would become weaker and his friends would become angry toward him because he couldn't tell them about his training.

Symbolism

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Protagonist

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Man vs. SocietyBack and back and back, before sameness, there used to be memories of the past and people could feel, but because of all the bad things like war and pain, people decided to take it all away. Jonas, after being selected to be the new reciever of memory, finds it wrong and decides to bring it back.

Conflict/Problem

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Setting

The setting of the book, The Giver, is a community that takes place in the future. Everyone is the same, no differences at all, no emotion. There is no weather due to climate control and also no sun. Nobody takes part in violence or comits crime. The people belive it's a utopia, but it's really a distopia.

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Theme

They are multiple themes to the book The Giver. The theme of The Giver could be to trust what you believe and make a difference. Jonas thought that not knowing the past was wrong and made a difference by bringing them back. Another theme could be to hold onto the past and learn from it.

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Jonas is the protagonist. He solves the problem of there being no memories or true emotions by escaping the community and returning the memories to the community.

The creators of the comunity are the antagonists. They were the ones who took the away the memories and created the dull world.

Antagonist

The Giver

Lois Lowry

Briley Daniel

Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Print.

"Gabe?"The newchild stirred slightly in his sleep. Jonas looked over at him."There could be love," Jonas whispered.

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