The Giver By Joe Smith Essay, Research Paper
The story starts as Jonas, a twelve- year-old boy, who is waiting for his
life assignment. When he is given his assignment, he is chosen to be the
Receiver of Memory. As the Receiver he has to get every memory from all over the
world from the old Receiver he calls The Giver.The Giver: The Giver is the man who is the old Receiver. He is also the one who gives
Jonas the memories. In the community were Jonas lives is everything is
controlled, even people’s memory. The Giver is the only one who is not
controlled. It is the Receiver’s job to store the memories of the community and
pass them on to the next Receiver.Gabe: Gabe is an infant who was part of Jonas’s father’s work that Jonas’s father
brought home so he won’t be released from the community(killed).Jonas’s Family: Jonas’s family is not like our idea of a family. They don’t love each of
there family members like we love ours. There is no privacy between anybody.
They shared there dreams at breakfast and there day at dinner. Introduction of Characters: Lowry introduces Jonas and his family, with
Gabe, plus The Giver. Rising Action: Jonas receives the assignment of Receiver of Memory. Complication: Jonas finds out that not all memories are nice. Conflict: The conflict is man vs. man. Jonas can’t turn down his
assignment without being released. Climax: Jonas runs away from the perfect community so that Gabe won’t be
released. Falling Action: People search for Jonas and Gabe. Resolution: Finally Jonas and Gabe make it elsewhere, and they were safe.Setting#1: ?Now the landscape was changing. It was a subtle change, hard to identify
at first. The road was narrower, and bumpy, apparently no longer tended to
By Joe Smith
The story starts as Jonas, a twelve- year-old boy, who is waiting for his
life assignment. When he is given his assignment, he is chosen to be the
Receiver of Memory. As the Receiver he has to get every memory from all over the
world from the old Receiver he calls The Giver.The Giver: The Giver is the man who is the old Receiver. He is also the one who gives
Jonas the memories. In the community were Jonas lives is everything is
controlled, even people’s memory. The Giver is the only one who is not
controlled. It is the Receiver’s job to store the memories of the community and
pass them on to the next Receiver.Gabe: Gabe is an infant who was part of Jonas’s father’s work that Jonas’s father
brought home so he won’t be released from the community(killed).Jonas’s Family: Jonas’s family is not like our idea of a family. They don’t love each of
there family members like we love ours. There is no privacy between anybody.
They shared there dreams at breakfast and there day at dinner. Introduction of Characters: Lowry introduces Jonas and his family, with
Gabe, plus The Giver. Rising Action: Jonas receives the assignment of Receiver of Memory. Complication: Jonas finds out that not all memories are nice. Conflict: The conflict is man vs. man. Jonas can’t turn down his
assignment without being released. Climax: Jonas runs away from the perfect community so that Gabe won’t be
released. Falling Action: People search for Jonas and Gabe. Resolution: Finally Jonas and Gabe make it elsewhere, and they were safe.Setting#1: ?Now the landscape was changing. It was a subtle change, hard to identify
at first. The road was narrower, and bumpy, apparently no longer tended to by