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The Giver

 

             The entire world and its people are all different, and everyone can feel affection or anguish. But is it possible to live in a world where everything is the same, where no one can feel emotions? In the novel, The Giver, a community had made its world all equal, until one day, a boy thought that this was wrong. Jonas, the main character of the novel, discovers the emotional growth possible in the memories long suppressed by his community. The climax is when the plan to escape the society is being conceived and the actual escape itself. The conflict of the story is definitely man vs. society because nearing the end he struggles with the community's rules and its entire way of life.
             Jonas is a pale-eyed twelve who is chosen to become the next Receiver of Memories in the community. His assignment is the most important one and Jonas has the intelligence and courage needed to become the Receiver. Jonas is very intelligent because he understands the memories and concepts the Giver gives to him very quickly. He is courageous because he sacrificed his life and his well being to save Gabriel's life. Jonas is also very generous. For example, when he left the community he gave up everything he knew to help benefit it. The Giver is the most important Elder in the community. He has access to all memories of the past. The Receiver, later called "The Giver" by Jonas, has the same pale eyes like those of Jonas. He trains Jonas to succeed him as the next Receiver of Memories. He is an old man who has been wearied by the burden of carrying alone the sorrow and the pain some memories bring. The Giver acts as a parent to Jonas, providing him wisdom and guidance. The flat characters in The Giver are Asher, Fiona, Gabriel, Lily, and Jonas's Mom and Dad.
             The Giver is set in the not-so-distant future in an isolated community where there is no crime, disease, or famine.
             Life without meaning is not worth the absence of conflict and pain.


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