The Giver Dialectical Journal Essay

When I was a little kid, if I was bumped into the wall or fell on a hard floor, I would feel painful and cry. Once I even thought that pain should be eliminated from the world as it is making me feel so uncomfortable. However, after reading this book, I have a new opinion on

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(MIP-1) In the very beginning of the book, we see Jonas accepting the society. He has no idea about anything outside his society yet. If he doesn’t know about it, he has no choice but to accept it. (SIP-A) In the beginning of the book, we see that the government, or Elders, are always watching over the society. Jonas just thinks of this as a reminder system, rather than a watch over the community so that they don’t mess up.(STEWE-1) Over the loudspeaker, the Elders called out to Lily, not mentioning her name, to re-tie her ribbons. “ATTENTION. THIS IS A REMINDER TO FEMALES UNDER NINE THAT HAIR RIBBONS ARE TO BE NEATLY TIED AT ALL TIMES. He turned toward Lily and noticed to his satisfaction that her ribbons were, as usual, undone and dangling”

Ordinary World “Who wants to be first tonight, for feelings?” Jonas’s father asked, at the conclusion of their evening meal. pg 5

There are many symbols in the Giver like the sled and the color of red, Gabriel, an important character. Gabriel, a newchild, Jonas's father brings home to nurture. The newchildren represent hope for the society, but Gabriel is a symbol of family, as well as a symbol of hope, for Jonas. He notices that Gabriel has the same light-colored eyes as Jonas’s. Jonas is the only one who can calm Gabriel. Jonas takes care of Gabriel and begins to love Gabriel like a family, but it is not allowed in this society. “Father? Mother?” One day, Jonas asks, “Do you love me?” (Lowery

Our society has a really different way of living from The Giver’s society. For example, our society allows two kids. We can have as many kids as we want. We are not all the same we are all different. In The Giver the dwellings are all the same, the color is all the same, and how they dress and act are all the same at each age. In our world, we are free to dress differently, live different and be unique.

In Lois Lowry’s The Giver, the biggest flaw in Jonas’s community is their awful idea of hiding the past from the citizens to create an unreasonable world with no disappointments. They almost never admit that a mistake had been made, and they wiped away memories of the past, like war.

What would it be like if the whole world was perfect? It is not possible to have a perfect society. The word utopia translates to no place. In society today, we are a very long way from perfect. Modern day society and the community in The Giver are alike in a lot of ways, but they do have some big differences.

Jack Carroll once said ”Perhaps the greatest utopia would be if we could all realize that no utopia is possible;no place to run, no place to hide, just take care of business here and now” People throughout the ages have attempted a utopian society but they have all ended in crumbles. In the Novel The Giver our society has a lot of differences in which split our society from being anywhere near theres . The society in The Giver and ours there are a lot of rules. In our society there are rules also such as, someone killing, which would result into punishment or in the worst case death.

The community has created a utopian world by choosing who would live best with each other and they have even set up a whole family for you. The community in The Giver is perfect because there is nothing that can harm you and you don’t need to worry about things like what colour would go best with a dress or a pair of jeans because there is no colour and you don’t have to choose the clothes you wear because all of that is chosen for you. The community in the giver has taken away most of the pain you could experience in the different communities so nine out of ten times you will not get hurt or injured because you can’t really feel pain along with love and many other feelings. The community has created a safe place so there is no real chance to get hurt, there are no distractions from things like the sun or from bright colours and the sun can’t reflect off of a shiny object to make you fall off of your bike or to crash because there is no sun, since they have age limits on things like bikes, they make sure you are ready so you cannot fall off of a bike to get

Father, You are powerful. You are greater than the universe in which I am so small, because You created both it and me. With this power you can do whatever You please. You set up nations and kingdoms, and take them down at Your will. You have the power over even life and death, for You have set the bounds of my days. Alongside Your omnipotence, You are also the definition of good. Everything You do is holy, righteous, perfect, and good, even when we cannot see how it could be. You are completely trustworthy and worthy of all my praise and devotion.

Starting Today, I need to forget what’s gone, Appreciate what still remains, And look forward to what’s coming next. This quote shows how you should always look forward to what is coming next and not what already happened. This quote pertains to this story because Jonas has run away with Gabriel they have come back to their own community. In the end of “The Giver” Jonas and Gabriel circled back to their old community because memories come back to the community when the giver leaves, there was an old memory that was brought back to the community that Jonas and Gabriel came upon, and that he was selected to be the holder of memories and he has great integrity, persistence, and great attitude .

Lois Lowry’s novel, The Giver, offers a thought provoking, well written story, because it changes the perspective of anyone who dares to read it to. Lowry places her novel, at some point in the future when mankind has gone away with changes and choices in life. She forces readers appreciate, or at least re-think the world they live in today. Her novel presents a fully human created environment where people have successfully blocked out conflict, grief, and individuality. Each person follows the same routine every day. Failure comply with standards, to be different, means death. Jonas, the main character, finds himself trapped in this world.

In The Giver, Gabriel symbolize love. Jonas reveals this when he takes Gabriel with him to release the memories into the community. “ And he had taken Gabriel, too” (208). This is Jonas experiencing love for Gabriel. He wants Gabe to grow as a person and in a society that will except him. Jonas didn't want Gabriel to grow up in a world where everyone is the same. Jonas knew the world Gabe was to grow up in had he not taken him. A world of perfection in the people in The Giver was to take away pain and violence. Although pain and violence were gone, so is love and happiness. They created a world without emotion.

The relevance of The Giver is very good. The intended age of the readers is ages eleven or twelve, with the intended grade level to be about seventh grade. At age twelve or seventh grade, a child will be entering junior high and going through a lot of physical, mental, and emotional changes. The average temperament of the child at this age level is that he or she has the ability to understand complex thoughts and express feelings through talking more effectively. He or she is also developing a strong sense of right and wrong while improving his or her abstracting thinking and hypothetical reasoning capabilities. Jonas is twelve years old in the story and with the story being told from his point of view, will help the students be able to relate