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Figurative Language In The Giver

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Lois Lowry, the author of the speculative fiction The Giver, warns us of the dangers of taking away personal freedom by controlling everything, even the weather and environment, in this dystopian and somewhat utopic world that this novel is set in shows us how important emotions and free choice are. Using jargon, visual imagery and figurative language in The Giver Lowry to name a few tricks to show and tell us about dystopias and utopian elements in speculative fiction The Giver. One of the many dystopian elements is the fact that they don’t seek diversity, this is vital to people's differences (that is accepted) and helps us to belong and form relationships, in The Giver everyone gets the same thing for their birthday, they wear the same …show more content…

In The Giver it is impossible to feel emotions, see colour or be your person. Emotions are quickly silenced as well, they are not acknowledged like on page 16 “She held up a clenched fist” Lily held up a clenched fist to symbolize her anger about a young boy pushing in front of her in line, after she told her family about her anger her father quickly dismissed her anger and convinced her that he did not know what he was doing and made her apologise, the young boy could’ve known what he was doing pushing in front of Lily, the father knows his job is not to let his children express themselves or feel emotions so he just shuts them down so that they feel the same way as everybody else. People in the society of The Giver must abstain from falling in love and when people start to develop sexual desires they are forced onto hormone blockers so that they can not fall in love with somebody and start a family and genuinely love a person. Lowry warns us to not limit our emotions or others' emotions and to instead notice them and not try to suppress them and let them build up, she tells us that it is ok to love other people and have

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Lois Lowry uses foreshadowing in "The Giver" to build suspense and depth in the story. Foreshadowing occurs early on in the book when Jonas sees the pilot flying overhead, and later learns that the pilot was released. This foreshadows the darker aspects of the community rules and hints at the potential consequences for those who don't come to conform. When the giver tells Jonas about the previous receiver of memory receiver who failed the training and was released. This hints at the possibility of Jonas failing his training and being subjected to the same fate as Rosemary.

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In The Giver by Lois Lowry, foreshadowing is a technique that is found throughout the book. One example of this is how Jonas is feeling apprehensive about the Ceremony of Twelve in December. This further foreshadows how the entire community is living in the disillison of day-to-day lives. When using foreshadowing, it makes the book more interesting and adds something extra to make readers feel more engaged in the book. Even in a book such as confusing as The Giver, Lois Lowry makes it interesting and when you read further in the next chapter, you know something that the characters don't know which adds suspense and darkness to the overall story.

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However, The Giver has a memory of the past, color, and emotions. The Giver transmits these memories to Jonas, and the two of them are the only people in their community with this knowledge. In the novel, The Giver by Lois Lowry, the author proves that knowledge has the power to change a person's opinions, likes, and dislikes through the memories that The Giver bestowes upon Jonas. Once The Giver had given Jonas memories of the community's past, Jonas's opinions of how everyday life in the community should be changed. After The Giver had transmitted the memory of hills, sleds, and snow, Jonas immediately wanted to be able to get rid of Sameness.

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Another that changes the conflict of the story is Asher. As said in the quote: “What's wrong, Jonas it was only a game, Fiona said, you ruined it said Asher in an irritated voice” page 168 this shows that Asher is with the rest of the community (having no knowledge of before). In the movie there's also a part like in the novel (conflict wise) where Asher tries to block Jonas from escaping. This shows Asher doesn’t know what Jonas is doing is good and he’s with the rest of society. This is the part of the Giver where the conflicts are the same (man vs society).

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Jonas felt anger for his father and the pain he feels for the baby twin. On page 168 in the giver,Jonas realized that they been playing a game of war ( Lowry). Jonas feel sad and misunderstood for the boy in war. Jonas sadly understood that no one know what he is feeling. These are like real life because some careless people don 't think about others and think that everything is just a joke.

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