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Dragons, witches, princesses and knights, these are the imaginary friends in so many children's lives. For young adults, those fairy tale characters give way to darker characters and more realistic situations. However what do they all have in common? They live in short stories. Two pieces of literature that are interesting are, The Giver by Lois Lowry and "Poison" by Ray Bradbury. Both center around two teenage boys who care about a loved one and want the loved one to be protected. Jonas in The Giver is concerned about his little brother, Gabriel. He wants to save him from growing up in the wrong community that he's living in. In the book "Poison" Timber wants to help his friend, Harry take the demon out of him. While there are some obvious similarities, both authors approach these stories specifically the characters, tone and point of view in different ways.
The main characters of both stories are similar because they have a deep caring for someone in the story. Jonas
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wants to save his little brother. For example, "Gabriel had not cried during the long journey. Now he did. He cried because he was hungry and cold and terribly weak. Jonas cried, too, for the same reason, and another reason as well. He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself." If Jonas didn't show any emotion towards the baby, he wouldn't care so much about the baby. Similarly, in the story "Poison" the main character, Timber, cares about his friend and want to help his friend, Harry out of his horrible misery. For example, " If Harry coughed or moved or did something to frighten the krait and got bitten, I was going to be ready to cut the bitten place and try to suck the venom out. I stood beside him, trying to think of the best thing to do" This is showing Timber being concerned about his friend. He is willing to be patient and help him out when he is getting bitten by the monster inside of him. As you can now see, both characters are genuinely caring, protecting friend/brother that will put their loved ones first and do anything just to help their loved one go through the obstacles they have to get through. Both characters are trusting people that are dependable and loving towards their loved ones. However, the two boys are different from each other. One is more of a leader while the other follows orders. In the book, The Giver, Jonas is more of a leader because he is the receiver. For example, "Jonas has been selected... to be our next Receiver of Memory" Separately, in the short story "Poison" Timber helps Dr. Ganderbai with his orders so that the doctor can cure Harry. "We went into the kitchen and he sterilized a needle... Then he handed the syringe to me. 'Hold that till I ask for it.' In summary, the characters have different traits in the story. Both stories have similarities and differences in tone. The similarities in both stories would be, suspense. In The Giver, at the end of the story the author uses suspense about what the giver believes and his thoughts towards Gabriel. For example, "...having you here with me over the past year has made me realize that things must change... It was possible, what they had planned. Barely possible. If it failed, he would very likely to be killed. But what did that matter? If he stayed, his whole life was no longer worth living... 'So if you escape, once you are gone... you know that you can never return'". That quote talked about Jonas and how he is willing to take a stand, he has to have a lot of courage to make his economy great again. Likewise, in the short story "Poison" it creates suspense when Timber is watching Harry's stomach move by the demon. "I watched his fingers as they tugged gently at the edge of the sheet. He worked so slowly it was almost impossible to discern any movement either in his fingers or in the sheet that was being pulled..." For this story, Timber is very patient and is willing to wait and help his friend pass the pain. It also gives suspicion to the story. As you now know, both stories give a tone of suspicion to make the reader really hooked into the book. Tone is a way to pull the reader into the book, to visualize and have a feeling of what the characters are doing/feeling. Point of view is the perspective from which a story is told.
Both types of literature of the novel and the short story is a different point of view. In The Giver the point of view is third person omniscient point of view. "After school hours he rode again besides Fiona to the House of the Old. 'I looked for you yesterday,' she told him, 'so we could ride home together. Your bike was still there, and I waited for a little while. But it was getting to late, so I went home.' 'I apologize for making you wait,' Jonas said." This shows that the story is told by Jonas and Fiona because both characters are involved in the story. "Poison" is told in first person. "Isn't the serum very good?' I asked... I am trying to think of something else to do' 'Shall we draw the sheet back... We are not entitled to take a risk.' This can be seen by the author using "I" and "we" throughout the story. Given these short story and novel examples, the author uses point of view to reveal important information to the
reader. It is clear that there are several similarities between The Giver and "Poison" as well as differences. Both novel and the short story show that they are caring men with the tone of suspense and are written from (two different point of views: The Giver- third person omniscient and "Poison"- first person point of view) While the similarities are strong, they are different in the response of the characters to their situations, with one story having the tone of courage and leadership and the other knowing the tone of hope and despair. These are engaging stories, by well-known authors, which makes the reader hooked into the story and make the readers have suspense and be anxious to see what would happen next. Perhaps they will make us all think and become more aware that we can help change lives. To be more caring and take more leadership even though the road will be scary. You sometimes just have to do it even though you're scared.
Jonas and Truman’s stories are both about them, therefore they are the main characters. They are somewhat alike, but so much different. Both Truman and Jonas plan to escape. They want to know the truth. They want to escape to somewhere better. They both find out the truth, the giver told Jonas and Silvia told Truman. Truman didn’t understand until he sailed away. They are different though. For one, they are totally different characters, one is 12, who is Jonas, and Truman is older. They both want to find elsewhere, but Truman’s elsewhere is Fiji. They both are very curious too.
... almost nothing alike from a superficial aspect. The stories have different historical contexts and they simply don’t have much in common to the average audience. It is easy to contrast the stories, but deep within certain elements, the stories can be linked in several ways.
The similarities are prolific in their presence in certain parts of the novel, the very context of both stories shows similarities, both are dealing with an oppressed factor that is set free by an outsider who teaches and challenges the system in which the oppressed are caught.
The underlying themes of the stories are l valid contrasts between the works. In some portions the themes are of the same facets, such as how in both books two men have a direct conflict between
time of their works, they both had many similarities in the theme of their stories and their goals of writing the stories.
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.
Throughout the history of the world, there has been many societies. All these societies had similar structures and ideas, but they all are different by their own special traditions and ways of life. Similarly, both our society and the society in The Giver share similar ideas, but they are different in certain areas. For example, they both celebrate birthdays and have family units, but they have their own way of doing so. Based on the celebration of birthdays and the formation of family units, our society is better than the society in The Giver by Lois Lowry.
Overall, the resemblance between the two stories’ themes and meanings is remarkable.
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.
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We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others” (97). In the book The Giver by Lois Lowry, no one has seen a rainbow after a storm, no one knew what colors were; what choosing was; what it meant to be an individual. Everyone lived in complete Sameness, and never learned what it meant to be an individual. By eliminating as much self expression as possible in Sameness and society, Jonas's community has rejected the individuality of a society where people are free to move society forward. In The Giver individuality is represented by colors, memories, and pale eyes.