The Giver: Dystopian Comic
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- Exposition
- Background Information
- Exposition
- In the beginning of the story, it starts by introducing Jonas and his family, as well as the community rules. There characters in the novel are Jonas, Lilly, and Jonas's mom and dad.
- Dystopian Element
- Jonas lives in a utopian society. In this perfect society, it eliminates fear, pain, illness, and hunger. No one in the community can see color and each is assigned a job when they reach the age of twelve.
- The Giver
- At the ceremony of twelve, Jonas gets skipped, causing everyone to be confused. The elder then explains that Jonas has be chosen to become the new receiver of memory.
- The Giver
- In The Giver, The idea of sameness is that everything must be the same. Everyone should be alike and no one should be different from one another. The leaders of this utopian society fear that if everything is not the same, that it creates problems.
- When he trains for his new job, he meets the former Receiver of Memory who calls himself, The Giver. He trains along with Jonas and gives him advice when needed. The Giver is able to transfer memories.
- The purpose of The Giver is to help keep society running smoothly, to keep people safe and comfortable and happy. It was also to keep citizens ignorant about the things they were missing. The Giver was full of knowledge and kept track of the memories.
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