In Dystopian Literature, characters prefer to get curious a lot of times for many reasons. Though do we know why they do get curious? Well yes we do, In The Giver by Lois Lowry, the main character Jonas, who is 12-year-old get’s a job assigned, but he doesn’t. Instead, he is selected for the most honorable job, the receiver, who maintains all the memories. Throughout the story, he discern that these memories should be given to everyone, since there are a lot of secrets throughout and he is curious to know all of them. Dickie, from Examination Day by Henry Slesar, is 12 and has to take an exam so the government can see how smart he is, but his IQ is high and he is killed by the government Throughout the story Dickie was very …show more content…
curious asking a lot of questions which means that he has the enthusiasm in learning more. Both characters have a lot of curiosity which is caused because of limited knowledge, being different and separate from others, and also because of how their world around them is shaped, especially by their laws.
Dickie and Jonas’ curiosity are induce because of the limited knowledge they are supposed to have. For Instance, in Examination Day, Henry Slesar wrote: “...intelligence quotient is above the government regulation, according to Rule 84 section 5 of the New code.” “whether you wish his body interred by the government, or would you prefer a private burial place?...”. With this is mind you can interpret that the government doesn’t want any smart people in their country since they are killing all the smart people with a high IQ. Also, the government wants everyone to have limited knowledge, and not have too much of the knowledge. You can elucidate this because the government killed Dickie for having a high IQ. With this in mind, you can see that this is similar to what is written in The Giver, “The …show more content…
memories had fallen behind him now, escaping from his protection to return to the people of his community…”(Lowry 176). Another, the quote from the Giver is “...I don’t know. They acted like...like…” Animals?” Jonas suggested. He laughed. … Neither child knew what the word meant, exactly, but it was often used to describe someone uneducated or clumsy, someone, who did not fit in”(Lowry 5). The author is trying to tell us that these people and the people in this community are not allowed to have that much knowledge and are limited to only having a certain amount. You can easily interpret this because as you are reading the book, and you come upon the scene where the call children from other community animals, but it is not really the right definition of animals. Since they don’t know the exact definition it means that there was limited knowledge, such as not teaching them the right definition of words. Whenever characters have limited knowledge on certain things there is a lot of curiosity mixed into it, because they have the need to know more. Dickie and Jonas’ curiosity are not only provoked because of the limited knowledge, but as well as the world surrounding them. In Examination Day Henry Slesar particularly wrote “...What makes it green, though? The grass?” “...Dad,’ he said, how far away is the sun?’” When the dad answered back, he lied to Dickie, because he was afraid that Dickie would become too smart and die. As well as the world around Dickie was shaped that way that if a person became too smart they would be killed. This is related to The Giver because Lois Lowry has written: “...precision of language was to ensure that unintentional lies were never uttered” (Lowry 71). When the author wrote this, she was trying to send a message that trying to tell us that the world is shaped in a way with lots of rules which is why they have to follow the rules. Consequently, the reason for both character's curiosity is secrets and rules, that are in the power of the world around them or the government. Finally, Dickie and Jonas’ curiosity is because of their differences from other people.
In Examination Day by Henry Slesar exceptionally wrote “...intelligence quotient is above the government regulation,...” and “...What makes it green, though? The grass?”Which means that he is smarter than other people in that world, as well as he is curious, curiosity was one of the reasons that induced him to become smarter. Curiosity also caused Dickie to get a higher IQ score, which also proves that he is different from other people. This is affiliated with what is written in The Giver, where Lois Lowry wrote “In a firm, commanding voice she announced, “Jonas has been selected to be our next Receiver of Memory” Then he heard a gasp…” “He did not feel brave at all. Not now. “The fourth essential attribute,” the Chief Elder said, “is wisdom…” (Lowry 60). This shows us that Jonas is different from everyone else and since he is the only one with these memories he is curious about why not everyone has them, which is caused for because of this
characteristic. In conclusion, curiosity is an important thing for characters in Dystopian Literature, and it is the reason of why the story is interesting since the whole story is about the character's strong desire to know the secrets and things that are limited. Dickie and Jonas both incline to have the need to know more. In The Giver Jonas was interested in knowing about all the secrets that was hidden from everyone. In Examination Day Dickie was constantly asking questions toward his dad wanting to know more. Both of these texts prove that curiosity is the main thing in Dystopian Literature where the whole plot surrounds it. Both characters have a lot of this inquisitive nature because of limited knowledge, being different and separate from others, and Lastly because of how their world around them is shaped, especially by their laws.
As Jonas reached the top of the hill, the chill seemed to grow from his bones. Jonas and Gabe climbed onto the red sled from the memory. He clutched Gabe closer as the sled gained speed and the trees flew by. A few feet from the base of the snowy hill, the sled broke on impact with a rock. Jonas staggered out of the snow, trying to rub warmth into the newchild, who had begun to shiver violently.
The book The Giver is about a Boy named Jonas who lives in a community. He lives with his little sister Lily and his mom and dad. He is 11 years old. In the beginning he tries describing the way he feels. He uses frightened but then realizes that frightened isn’t the right word to use. He says that frightened was the way he felt when an aircraft flew over the community after he knew that no aircrafts can fly over them. As he was at dinner with his family, they were sharing their feelings from that day. Lily describes her feelings as “very angry”. She was angry because a visitor boy that was at her daycare was cutting everyone in line for the slide. Then her father explains to her that maybe the little boy didn’t know that the slide had rules.
Curiosity helps ordinary people become extraordinary. In the beginning, Jonas is ordinary. He lives a life of sameness, where there is no color and no emotions. He is
In The Giver, Gabriel symbolizes hope. For example, Gabe has different eyes like Jonas and the Giver. Lily states, “‘And he has funny eyes like yours, Jonas’”(25). They have the same eyes, so that means there was a genetic engineering failure, and Gabe can see beyond like Jonas. That’s why Gabe can receive. Lois Lowry narrated, “He was not aware of giving the memory...it was sliding through his hand into the being of the newchild”(147). Everyone else in The Giver, besides Jonas and the Giver, don’t have feelings of love. They live in a world without pain, but at the cost of their individuality and freedom. Gabe gives Jonas hope for a better community, and life.
In The Giver, a narrative by Lois Lowry, Jonas’s father illustrates his feelings during his Ceremony of Twelve and Jonas tells about his own feelings concerning the forthcoming event. In the text it states, “‘But to be honest, Jonas,’ his father said, ‘for me there was not the element of suspense that there is with your ceremony. Because I was already fairly certain of what my Assignment was to be,’”(Lowry, paragraph 3). This segment of text elucidates the reason of Jonas’s father’s lack of surprise of his Assignment. As stated above, Jonas’s father was already certain of his Assignment, which he continues to explain to be a Nurturer. Jonas’s father explains that as a result of the love he showed all the Newchildren and the time he spent at
Lois Lowry uses Jonas’ conflicts to develop the theme that ignorance only brings happiness temporarily. Lowry uses Jonas’ internal struggle, dialogue between characters, and Jonas’ training as the Receiver of Memory to highlight and develop this theme.
Imagine a place where there is no color, no choice, a place where individuality and freedom has been traded for sameness and security. Lowry has created such a place in the novel The Giver. This place, or rather community, is presumed to be in the future and is supposed to be a utopia where everyone conforms to the rules. The citizens have no connection with their past or what they have given up. There are only two people who can remember. One is the Giver and the other is the Receiver of Memory. These two people are the main characters in this story. The Giver is an old man that the council of elders turns to when they have a problem. He listens to their proposals and then tells them what they should do by basing his decisions on the
Jimmi Hendrix said “Anything not founded on truth will fall eventually, like a castle made of sand melts into the sea.” All societies have proven that truth can be hidden or its appearance seemingly modified, but ultimately what is truth and what is lies will be separated. In The Giver, Lois Lowry depicts a society that has been sheltered from all “bad” in the world and disguises murder, emotions and even death by renaming them, hiding them, and divulging only partial truths. In doing so, the lies of the government and community are masked, and given a new name: equality. However, within this society, a minority of the population receives this unseen reality. These individuals alone holds the ability to see beyond the illusion of perfection,
Throughout the world, there are many railroads being built. During Westward Expansion, in 1881, the CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) was in production. In Canada, mainly British Columbia (B.C), the government was having economic issues and they relied on Chinese immigrants to build the CPR because it was “cheaper” than hiring white workers to build the railroad. The Chinese were not the only ones affected; the Indigenous were also being affected by getting kicked out of their homes as the land was needed for the railroad. The government took advantage of the Chinese and Indigenous peoples.
In The Giver, by Lois Lowry, the reader is left with an uncertain ending about what happens to the main character of the story, Jonas, and his little friend, Gabriel. The plot of a story usually ends with a resolution, where the conflict of the story is resolved; however, this is clearly not the case with The Giver. It is not possible to be completely certain on the ending of this book by reading this story alone; however, it is possible to gather the evidence and assume what likely occurred in the ending of The Giver. One cannot be sure on what happened at the ending of The Giver; however, I believe that Jonas and Gabriel did not survive. I also believe that there could have been a more effective ending to the story; I highly disagree with Lois Lowry’s choice of leaving it up to the reader to decide what happens in the ending of the story, for it leaves too many unanswered questions. Overall, I did not enjoy the ending of The Giver due to its ambiguity.
“Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same” -the fray. In the novel “The Giver” by Lois Lowry, there is a part in the book where Jonas, the protagonist, has to decide whether to bring Gabriel, a small child raised in the same family unit as Jonas, on his long journey towards “elsewhere”. Jonas has to make the decision to bring Gabriel along on his dangerous journey or to leave Gabriel at the community where Jonas knows that they will kill him. Jonas made the right choice to bring Gabriel. Jonas knew if he left Gabe there at the community they would kill him. Gabe would be given a better chance to live rather than to be left dead at the community. Gabe’s presence could provide Jonas the motivation to keep going towards “elsewhere”.
To loosely explain, Jonas was born into a bland society where everybody was kind and content, but choice was nonexistent. At the age of 12, he was assigned the job of collecting memories from the past and keeping them for the civilization. As a result of this, Jonas met The Giver, an older man who, at that point, held the job Jonas was assigned. Through his experiences with the man and sharing memories, Jonas learns that he wishes he were a part of those times. Those memories gave him feelings he’d never experienced before, ones that made the world’s current situation seem so bland and monotonous. Ultimately, it is because of these feelings and experiences that Jonas began his journey in self-identity. Lowry writes, “He heard people singing. Behind him, across vast distances of space and time, from the place he had left, he thought he heard music too. But perhaps it was only an echo,” (The Giver, 180.) These lines represent Jonas’ sense of hope in his new home by the end of the novel. Through his use of both memories and living in the present, Jonas came to an awakening. He realized that the Giver was a large part in his identity, and also simply that he is a new person now, living in a world where, while it might be scary at times, choice exists. With that choice comes his ability to shape himself into the person he truly wants to
Curiosity is an important and powerful trait. It keeps your mind active because curious people are always asking questions and search for the answers in their minds. It opens your mind up to new ideas. When you are curious about something, your mind can anticipate new ideas that relate to it. It takes curiosity to discover a new world of possibilities. With a curious mind, there will always be new things that attract your attention. Pandora in Theogony by Hesiod shows us why being curious can be very dangerous. Although it may seem being curious is such a great and healthy trait because it helps keep your mind active, there can also be a downside to it.
Jonas gets access to many things in his community.For instance, Jonas’s rules said “You may lie.”(65)Jonas was allowed to lie to other people if he did not want to answer truthfully.One detail from the text is ”You may ask any question of any citizen and you will receive answers.” (65)Jonas could ask any question to any person he wanted and would get an answer no matter what.The author stated that “There must have been hundreds-perhaps thousands- of books, their titles embossed in shiny letters.” (71)Jonas has access to all the books in the annex room, unlike the other people in his community.For example ”The training required of you involves pain.”(59)The training has pain, but it’s so that the rest of the community doesn’t have to experience it.
The purpose of this book was to show us a possible version of a "Utopia".