The Color Red In The Giver, By Lois Lowry

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In the book, The Giver, by Lois Lowry, there is contrast to be seen by Jonas, who is seeing colors, whereas, everyone else is not, and that is reflecting on a theme of seeing. Jonas has been seeing colors and realizing that he does not like the idea of Sameness and everyone not seeing color. “ ‘You’re beginning to see the color red’’ (94). This is when Jonas first sees the color red and is learning what a color is and how it used to be used. The Giver has to explain what colors are to Jonas, and Jonas starts wondering why everyone is not able to see such beauty. “ ‘ The red was so beautiful… ‘Why can't everyone see them?’ ” (95). Since Jonas is seeing things that other people are blind to, he sees the world in a whole new perspective. He realizes

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