Confusingly, Lowry later redacts the ending in the sequels, undermining the pseudo-spiritual journey she created. Instead, the climax is a symbolic faux-death event (symbolic of what, none can say). Since the book is not a progressive presentation of ideas, it does not suggest any conclusion. Lowry's book ends with the standard nonspecific transgressive spiritual event that marks any overblown monomyth. I'd suggest that Lowry falls to this fault for the same reason they do: she has no talent for imagining how others might think differently. It's the same trick many historical fiction authors use, leaving us scratching our heads as to why a Fourteenth Century French peasant speaks like a second-wave feminist. She also makes the character act and think like a modern person would, despite never adequately explaining how he came up with such unusual notions. She assumes her own morality is correct, and then builds her story to fit it. This is the first hint of Lowry's misunderstanding of the human mind. Lowry doesn't seem to understand that we get our morality from our culture, it isn't something in-born that we 'lose'. This rebellion and the morality behind it are presented as 'natural', to contrast with the 'abnormal morality' around him. Her Christ-figure uses literal magic powers to rebel against his society. Unsurprisingly, Lowry adopts the structure of the monomyth, equating a spiritual journey with a moral one. More troubling is that it is aimed at children, who don't yet have the critical faculties to defend themselves from such underhanded methods. This rebellion and the mor Lowry's book is a piece of nationalist propaganda, using oversimplification, emotional appeals, and dualistic morality to shut down her readers' minds. Lowry presents a forceful novel that demands to be heard and philosophically dealt with.Lowry's book is a piece of nationalist propaganda, using oversimplification, emotional appeals, and dualistic morality to shut down her readers' minds. Once readers make contact with Lowry's treasure, they may never see things exactly quite the same. The Giver is a book of courage and adventure, and most importantly, one of deep thought. As the tension in the novel mounts, so does the number of questions that Lowry confronts the reader with. Through the noble character of Jonas, she presents a glimpse of what could be the future. Lois Lowry deals with issues of everyday life that are so often taken for granted. Simply and beautifully written, The Giver is sure to touch the heart of every reader. And so Jonas embarks on an adventure to save the world as he knows it. It is up to Jonas, with the help of the Giver, to find what long ago had been lost. Although they appear to have everything, they are missing something of great importance. Jonas discovers that The Community is not as perfect as it seems. From the moment Jonas is selected as the Receiver of Memory at The Ceremony, his life is never the same. Jonas, a sensitive twelve-year-old boy, had never thought there was anything wrong with his Community, until one day. Each member of The Community has their profession carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders, and they never make a mistake. Each Family Unit is entitled to one female and male child. No one in The Community wants for anything. But ugly truths lie beneath the surface.It is the future. It's a perfect world, where everything looks right. Jonas, a sensitive twelve-year-old boy, had never thought there was anything wrong with his Community, until one.
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