1、THE GIVERByLoisLowryTheLifeoftheAuthorLoisLowryLowrywasbornintheTerritoryofHawaiiin1937LowryspentmostofherchildhoodinPennsylvania.LowrysfatherwasadentistinWorldWarII,thiscausedherfamilytomoveallaroundtheworld,placesincludeNewYork,Massachusetts,andTokyo.TheLifeoftheAuthorAfterHighSchoolLowryattendedB
2、rownUniversity.InhersophomoreyearshegotmarriedtoaNavalofficer,droppedoutofcollege,andmovedtoCalifornia.LifeoftheAuthorAfteryearsoftravelingagainsheendedupinMainewithfourchildrenundertheageoffive.AfterherchildrengrewupshewentbacktoschoolandreceivedherBAinEnglishLiteraturefromtheUniversityofSouthernMa
3、ine.TheLifeoftheAuthorLoisLowryAfterreceivingherBachelorsDegreeinEnglishLiterature,Lowrybeganwritingherfirstbook.Herfirstchildrensbookwas A Summer To Diewhichwaspublishedin1977.ShepublishedNumber the Stars in1990whichreceivedtheNewberyMedal.TheNewberryMedalTheJohnNewberyMedal,honorstheauthoroftheyea
4、rsmostoutstandingcontributiontochildrensliterature.Presentedeveryyearsince1922,theMedalisnamedforeighteenth-centuryBritishbooksellerJohnNewbery.The Giver wontheNewberyMedalAwardin1994.OtherReadingsbyLoisLowryAnastasia Krupnik,1979Find a Stranger,Say Goodbye,1990Rabble Starkey,2001The Silent Boy,2003
5、Autumn Street,2006Looking Back,2007The GiverThe Giver waspublishedin1993The Giver isthefirstbookwithinatrilogyofbooks.TheothertwobookstofollowThe Giver areGathering Blue andMessenger.The Giver islookedatasarightofpassagenovel.Lowrysaysshedidnotwriteitforthispurpose,shehasneverlookedatitasScienceFict
6、ionwriting.IntroductionofThe GiverThe Giver iswrittenfromthepointofviewofthemaincharacterJonas.Jonasisanelevenyearoldboywhoislivinginaperfectsociety.ThissocietythatJonaslivesiswascreatedbypeoplelongbeforehistimewheretheyhaveeliminatedpain,fear,war,andmuchmore.Jonassocietyhasalsoeliminatedchoicesothi
7、smeansthatJonashashisjobinlifepickedforhim.Everychildisreferredtoasanumber.Inthisparticularpartofthebook,JonasisaTwelve.ThismeansthathegetstotakepartintheCeremonyofTwelve.ThisiswhereJonasjobispickedforhimbypeoplewhohavebeenwatchinghimandobservinghisactions.Jonasisgivenofthejobofthegiver.Thisisaveryi
8、mportantjobandJonasinthebeginningisnottooexcitedabouthislifelongjob.CharactersinThe GiverJonas,anelevenyearmaincharacterthatistheprotagonist.TheGiver,anoldmanknownastheReceiverofMemories.ContofCharactersJonasFather,aNurturerinthecommunitywhoworkswithinfants.JonasMother,pleasantwomenwhoworksintheDepa
9、rtmentofJusticeContofCharactersLily,Jonassevenyearoldsister,verywellinformed.Asher,Jonasbestfriend,assignedtoAssistantDirectorofRecreation.Fiona,anotheroneofJonasfriends;worksastheCaretakerinTheHouseoftheOld.ContofCharactersGabriel,aninfantwhoJonasfamilytakescareofatnight.Larissa,anolderwomenwholive
10、sintheHouseoftheOld.TheChiefElder,theelectedleaderofJonascommunity.PartsoftheNovelSetting(Time)-Anunspecifiedtimeinthefuture.Setting(Place)-AutopiancommunitythatisverysmallbutsomewhereonEarthTense-PastProtagonist-Jonas,elevenyearoldwhoisassignedtobethenewReceiverwhenheturnstwelveyearsold.ContPartsof
11、theNovelConflict-Jonassawarenessofhiscommunitiesscammakeshimwanttorebelagainsttheircommunityrestrictions.Restrictionsinclude:freedomofchoice,individuality,emotion,andexperience.Action-Jonasbeginstoreceivememories.Thesememoriesmakehimdoubthisowncommunity.ContPartsoftheNovelClimax-Jonasfindsoutthat“re
12、lease”meanstokill.Hisfatherhaskilledmanycommunitymembersinhislifetime.Jonasdoesnotacceptthewaysofthecommunity.Heisdeterminedtochangehiscommunity.Resolution-JonasfleesthecommunityandtakesGabrielwithhim.Heisinsearchforsomethingmore,feelingsandcolor.SymbolismSymbolism is the practice of representing th
13、ings by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic meanings or significance to objects,events,or relationships.TherearesomewaysofsymbolismwithThe Giver.Herearesome:TheNewchildGabriel:GabrielisasymbolofhopeandstartingoverforJonas.GabrielrepresentsthememoriesthatJonashasobtained.HetriestosaveGabriela
14、ndduringthishebeingstoloosehismemories.ContofSymbolismTheSled:ThisisthefirstmemorythatJonasreceivesastheGiver.ThesledsymbolizesthejourneythatJonastakeswhilebeingtheReceiverofMemories.ContofSymbolismTheRiver:ThisriverrunsinthroughthecommunityandoutintotheotherworldElsewhere.Theriversymbolizestheescap
15、ethatcouldtakeplacewithinthevillage.TherivertookCalebslifeandthecommunitydidnotseethiscoming.Somethingthattheycouldnotpredict.Jonastakesadvantageofthisandusesthisinformationtotryandchangethewaysofhiscommunity.ThemesThemes are the fundamental and universal ideas within a story.It applies to certain h
16、uman life.TherearemanyimportantthemeswithinThe Giver.Some of them are:TheImportanceofMemory:ThisisthemostimportantthemeinThe Giver,theuseofmemoryinhumanlife.Ifpeoplecannotrememberthingsthentheycannotrememberpainanditsastheyneverexperienceditinthefirstplace.Jonasistheonlyonewhoseesotherpeoplesexperie
17、nces.Heistheonlyonetotrulyfeeltheirpain.Andwithpainlikethisthereisnottruehappiness.ContThemesTheImportanceoftheIndividual:TheCeremonyofTwelveiswherethechildrengettofinallyfeelimportant.Thechildrenarelookedatasnumbersnotasindividuals.Jonasisachildinthebeginningbutmaturesintohisownindividualbecauseofh
18、isjobastheReceiverofMemories.TheCeremonyofTwelveTheCeremonyofTwelveisthepresentationandassignmentsofthechildrenslifelongjobs.TheirjobsarebasedonanobservationfromtheChiefElderandthechildscommunitywork.Jonaswasveryapprehensiveabouttheirselectionforhim.Hewantedabetterjobthanhisfather.Hewantedtodosometh
19、ingthatheliked.Thechildrenhavenochoiceintheselectionoftheirjobs.ThisiswhattheChiefElderisfor.Hemakesthesedecisions.CommunityDifferencesInourcountryweareallowedtomakeourowndecisions.Whatwoulditbelikeifwecouldnot?ThisiswhatJonashadtogothrough.Everyonefeltthesameandactedthesame.Thatdoesnotsoundsliketoo
20、muchfuntome!Coupleshadtohavepermissiontogetmarriedandtohavechildren.CommunityDifferencesEverythingthinginJonassworldwasmostlyblackandwhite.Thechildrenwerereferredtoasnumbers.One,Four,Seven,andTwelve.Theyhadtosharealloftheir“feelings”withtheirfamiliesatdinnertime.Jonasswantedsomethingdifferentwithhis
21、life.ReadingOnThesecondbookisGathering BlueGathering Blue isaboutayoungvibrantgirlnamesKira.Kiraisanorphanandpushedintothissocietythatdoesnotallowweakness.Kirameetsayoungboywhoiswillingtohelpher.ContReadingOnThelastandfinalbookwithinthistrilogyisMessengerMessengerisaboutayoungboyMattywhoistheVillagesmessagecarrier.Thisissometimeinthefuture.MattyliveswithSeer,whoisanoldermanwhotookMattyinwhenhecametothevillage.R
