Symbolism In The Giver By Louis Lowry

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In the book The Giver, Louis Lowry uses symbolism to induce the reader to think about the significance of an object or character in the book. She uses symbolism using objects or characters to represent something when she wants readers to think about its significance. She chooses not to tell her readers directly, but indirectly, by using symbolism. For example, she used light eyes, Gabriel and the sled as types of symbols with different meanings.
In the Giver, Jonas has pale and lighter eyes compared to the rest of the community. This makes Jonas stand out from the community. Most people in Jonas’s community have dark eyes. There were a few exceptions like Jonas who have different lighter eyes. They were the Giver of memory, Gabriel and a girl.

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