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"Jonas, who is eleven years old, is apprehensive about the upcoming Ceremony of Twelve, where he will be assigned his career or his "assignment in the community". In his society, little privacy is allowed; even private houses have two-way intercoms which can be used to listen in for infractions of the rules. However, the rules appear to be readily accepted by all, including Jonas.
Yet, under the guidance of the present Receiver, a surprisingly kind man who has the same rare, pale eyes as Jonas, the boy absorbs memories that induce for the first time feelings of true happiness and love. Also, for the first time, Jonas knows what it is to see a rainbow, and to experience snow and the thrill of riding a sled down a hill. But then he is given the painful memories: war, pain, death, and starvation. These are memories of the Community's deep past. Jonas learns that the Community engineered a society of "sameness" to protect its people against this past, yet he begins to understand the tremendous loss he and his people have endured by giving their memories away, embracing "sameness", and using "climate control"."
In between these paragraphs is a huge jump that leaves out a number of important plot details.
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 22 January 2022 and 13 May 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Andreanicolecruz ( article contribs). Peer reviewers: Neutralplaid, Nyaronya.
In the coming weeks I plan to make a few changes to this page. Firstly, I plan to tighten up the plot summary so that it is 500-700 words as is wikipedia's recommendation for the synopsis of novels and plot summaries. Secondly, I will be expanding the literary significance and criticism section to include three parts. Firstly, I will focus on reception discussing the initial reception of the book. I will then discuss academic criticism and analysis in an expanded form from what is presently there. I will also be including some academic discussions of its uses in pedagogy. I will also include discussions of why people have attempted to censor the novel to expand on mentions of controversy. Here is a link to my annotated bibliography if anybody would like to see my sources: /info/en/?search=User:Connorehl/The_Giver/Bibliography?venotify=created Connorehl ( talk) 14:33, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 13 January 2022 and 14 May 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Connorehl ( article contribs).
Upon reading "The Giver" and viewing the movie, I have come to see ties regarding biblical references. In example; God wanted to create humans in his image and give them free will but he did not want them to go against his word. This is a trap, to say you have free will but to then tell you there is a door that you cannot open is a contradiction. Lucifer was cast from heaven for saying that God was wrong for not wanting humans to be able to have his knowledge but have free will. In the garden of Eden Lucifer convinced Eve to eat the apple and thus have God's knowledge. Without knowing sin you know nothing. You know what you are told, and what you are told is that there is a door that you cannot open. Lucifer opened the door by giving humans knowledge. The knowledge of the other side of the emotional spectrum; Good and evil Right and wrong Happy and sad War and Peace You cannot have one without the other, God wanted humans to be blind and obey him like sheep without the knowledge to choose for themself. Lucifer is the good guy in the story of the Bible.
Let's correlate this to The Giver
They cannot feel, they are manipulated into taking medicine by those who control the society (God)
The Giver is Lucifer Who gave us wisdom and knowledge so we may see right from wrong.
The receiver is humankind Who were being controlled through gods will. Without the knowledge to act on their own.
The Chief elder is God Who gave humans free will but also demanded obedience. 2600:1014:B014:E47B:0:B:C114:A601 ( talk) 15:25, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
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"Jonas, who is eleven years old, is apprehensive about the upcoming Ceremony of Twelve, where he will be assigned his career or his "assignment in the community". In his society, little privacy is allowed; even private houses have two-way intercoms which can be used to listen in for infractions of the rules. However, the rules appear to be readily accepted by all, including Jonas.
Yet, under the guidance of the present Receiver, a surprisingly kind man who has the same rare, pale eyes as Jonas, the boy absorbs memories that induce for the first time feelings of true happiness and love. Also, for the first time, Jonas knows what it is to see a rainbow, and to experience snow and the thrill of riding a sled down a hill. But then he is given the painful memories: war, pain, death, and starvation. These are memories of the Community's deep past. Jonas learns that the Community engineered a society of "sameness" to protect its people against this past, yet he begins to understand the tremendous loss he and his people have endured by giving their memories away, embracing "sameness", and using "climate control"."
In between these paragraphs is a huge jump that leaves out a number of important plot details.
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 22 January 2022 and 13 May 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Andreanicolecruz ( article contribs). Peer reviewers: Neutralplaid, Nyaronya.
In the coming weeks I plan to make a few changes to this page. Firstly, I plan to tighten up the plot summary so that it is 500-700 words as is wikipedia's recommendation for the synopsis of novels and plot summaries. Secondly, I will be expanding the literary significance and criticism section to include three parts. Firstly, I will focus on reception discussing the initial reception of the book. I will then discuss academic criticism and analysis in an expanded form from what is presently there. I will also be including some academic discussions of its uses in pedagogy. I will also include discussions of why people have attempted to censor the novel to expand on mentions of controversy. Here is a link to my annotated bibliography if anybody would like to see my sources: /info/en/?search=User:Connorehl/The_Giver/Bibliography?venotify=created Connorehl ( talk) 14:33, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 13 January 2022 and 14 May 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Connorehl ( article contribs).
Upon reading "The Giver" and viewing the movie, I have come to see ties regarding biblical references. In example; God wanted to create humans in his image and give them free will but he did not want them to go against his word. This is a trap, to say you have free will but to then tell you there is a door that you cannot open is a contradiction. Lucifer was cast from heaven for saying that God was wrong for not wanting humans to be able to have his knowledge but have free will. In the garden of Eden Lucifer convinced Eve to eat the apple and thus have God's knowledge. Without knowing sin you know nothing. You know what you are told, and what you are told is that there is a door that you cannot open. Lucifer opened the door by giving humans knowledge. The knowledge of the other side of the emotional spectrum; Good and evil Right and wrong Happy and sad War and Peace You cannot have one without the other, God wanted humans to be blind and obey him like sheep without the knowledge to choose for themself. Lucifer is the good guy in the story of the Bible.
Let's correlate this to The Giver
They cannot feel, they are manipulated into taking medicine by those who control the society (God)
The Giver is Lucifer Who gave us wisdom and knowledge so we may see right from wrong.
The receiver is humankind Who were being controlled through gods will. Without the knowledge to act on their own.
The Chief elder is God Who gave humans free will but also demanded obedience. 2600:1014:B014:E47B:0:B:C114:A601 ( talk) 15:25, 11 October 2022 (UTC)