1.I think that colors are a type of individuality and to take those away is like taking away someone's eye color or skin tone.
Dylan Allen - Mar 28, 2008 11:02 AM
2. I think the book's Title was based on the fact that jonas was chosen to be the giver or that the giver was Giving memories to Jonas.
Dylan Allen - Mar 28, 2008 11:04 AM
3.I think that he sort of inspired me to become less impressionable an sorta speak up for myself.
Bryan Melonis - Mar 28, 2008 11:07 AM
1. If you think about it of all the freedoms that can or have been taken away over the centuries color is not one of them. I think that the loss of seeing in color represents total control by the government over the people.
Bryan Melonis - Mar 28, 2008 11:11 AM
2. I think this book is called the giver because of what Jonas did, give the people freedom. And while Jonas's name wasn't the giver I think he was a giver. The giver gives freedom, and life.
Susheel Nalla - Mar 28, 2008 11:12 AM
1. Color represented feelings. With no colors people had no way to express feelings. It was a way to handicap everyones mind. Everyone was the same. They looked the same, felt the same, and were the same. That is why in the giver they had all the memories people only had enough memories to do their job.
Susheel Nalla - Mar 28, 2008 11:16 AM
2. I agree with Tedfish I think that without Jonas I think this book would be called Taker or something like that. He gave people freedom and he gave them the life of a human not a robot human. He felt that this Utopia was kind of a Distopia to him.
Bryan Melonis - Mar 28, 2008 11:17 AM
3. This book showed that no matter how great a society seems on the outside it stills has serious problems. When I first began reading this book I thought the utopia Jonas was in seemed great, but towards the end it became apparent that this utopia might just be the wort society ever. The giver showed me that only perfect leaders and the perfect amount of freedom will get a perfect society. (note: a perfect society not a utopia.)
Thomas Wu - Mar 28, 2008 1:42 PM
1. I think that the elimination of color is equal to the elimination of individuality. The colors also represented one's feelings. Without these two, everybody will be almost equal. This way, there can be an "utopia" since everyone and everything is shared and equal, and everyone should be equally satisfied. 2. The reason that the book is called "The Giver" is because it was about the passing on of memories, and how the main characters would be known as the giver. The giver actually gave the characters the relief from pain. The time without war. He gave good and bad. The good includes relief from pain. The bad would be making the people into the same. Basically without a mind. 3. It shows that our society is actually really weak. Their society is strong and weak. They are strong in the fashion that everyone works together. The weak part of their society is that they can not have any individuality, no one is allowed to be better than the other. It is wasted potential. Their society is pretty much the opposite of our society.
Katy Nottingham - Mar 28, 2008 1:45 PM
1. I think the elimination of color represents the elimination of individuality. When this Utopia was created, individuality was lost everyone was the same. Maybe the creators thought that individuality would cause problems in the society. People would have their own personalities, their own likes and dislikes, their own personal preferences, and these could cause problems and arguing in this society. I really like what dogtown94 said. People need personalities. Taking away their personalities and emotions and individuality is like taking away the color of someones eyes or hair or skin. It just doesn't work. It is sameness, and it is boring and stupid (my opinion).
Katy Nottingham - Mar 28, 2008 1:51 PM
2. I think the book is called "The Giver" because it was mainly about the Giver giving memories to Jonas, and how Jonas reacts to the memories the Giver gives him. Jonas reacts in a lot of different ways. He wished he could share some of the best feelings with his family and friends. He wanted the pretend war games that the children play to stop. And he thinks it is wrong that no one know about the past, both the good things, and the bad things. That's why I think it was called "The Giver," because it is all about Jonas' reaction to the memories the Giver gives him.
Allie Corwin - Mar 28, 2008 1:53 PM
1. I think that the elimination of color represents sameness. With colors, everyone would be individual and then they would start to get ideas of being stereotypical. In our society, because of colors, this presents problems such as people being called "gothic", no one would act racist, and matching you clothing wouldn't be an issue. All of the problems revolving around color in our society are gone, since in Jonas' society, color doesn't exist and no one recognizes it. I think that not having color in Jonas' society is a way to eliminate a lot of problems.
Allie Corwin - Mar 28, 2008 1:56 PM
2. In this book, the Giver gave relief to the people of the community, but he gave pain to the reciever, Jonas. So I think the book was about giving memories of the past to a reciever so that the community doesn't have to experience the pain of them.
Allie Corwin - Mar 28, 2008 1:59 PM
3. I think that Jonas' society is a very strong one, it would seem perfect to someone living in it, but to us it seems plain. Though, no one in his society knows of pain, color, or true love; so they don't feel like their missing anything. But in our society, we compare ourselves to others, so we feel laking and we know that it could be better.
Katy Nottingham - Mar 28, 2008 2:25 PM
3. I sort of agree with heaven12321. The society in "The Giver" was both strong and weak. It was strong in the way that everyone worked together, and everything really fit together and worked almost without flaw. No one argued, everyone was polite and well educated, no one felt pain. Everything was perfect, if you didn't know what our society is like. The people in their society never knew the good things like color and love and family and true happiness. So, in a way, their society is bad, too. I think that the ideal society would be a place where people could work together and live together in harmony, but still have families, personalities, and love.
1.I think that colors are a type of individuality and to take those away is like taking away someone's eye color or skin tone.
2. I think the book's Title was based on the fact that jonas was chosen to be the giver or that the giver was Giving memories to Jonas.
3.I think that he sort of inspired me to become less impressionable an sorta speak up for myself.
1. If you think about it of all the freedoms that can or have been taken away over the centuries color is not one of them. I think that the loss of seeing in color represents total control by the government over the people.
2. I think this book is called the giver because of what Jonas did, give the people freedom. And while Jonas's name wasn't the giver I think he was a giver. The giver gives freedom, and life.
1. Color represented feelings. With no colors people had no way to express feelings. It was a way to handicap everyones mind. Everyone was the same. They looked the same, felt the same, and were the same. That is why in the giver they had all the memories people only had enough memories to do their job.
2. I agree with Tedfish I think that without Jonas I think this book would be called Taker or something like that. He gave people freedom and he gave them the life of a human not a robot human. He felt that this Utopia was kind of a Distopia to him.
3. This book showed that no matter how great a society seems on the outside it stills has serious problems. When I first began reading this book I thought the utopia Jonas was in seemed great, but towards the end it became apparent that this utopia might just be the wort society ever. The giver showed me that only perfect leaders and the perfect amount of freedom will get a perfect society. (note: a perfect society not a utopia.)
1. I think that the elimination of color is equal to the elimination of individuality. The colors also represented one's feelings. Without these two, everybody will be almost equal. This way, there can be an "utopia" since everyone and everything is shared and equal, and everyone should be equally satisfied.
2. The reason that the book is called "The Giver" is because it was about the passing on of memories, and how the main characters would be known as the giver. The giver actually gave the characters the relief from pain. The time without war. He gave good and bad. The good includes relief from pain. The bad would be making the people into the same. Basically without a mind.
3. It shows that our society is actually really weak. Their society is strong and weak. They are strong in the fashion that everyone works together. The weak part of their society is that they can not have any individuality, no one is allowed to be better than the other. It is wasted potential. Their society is pretty much the opposite of our society.
1. I think the elimination of color represents the elimination of individuality. When this Utopia was created, individuality was lost everyone was the same. Maybe the creators thought that individuality would cause problems in the society. People would have their own personalities, their own likes and dislikes, their own personal preferences, and these could cause problems and arguing in this society. I really like what dogtown94 said. People need personalities. Taking away their personalities and emotions and individuality is like taking away the color of someones eyes or hair or skin. It just doesn't work. It is sameness, and it is boring and stupid (my opinion).
2. I think the book is called "The Giver" because it was mainly about the Giver giving memories to Jonas, and how Jonas reacts to the memories the Giver gives him. Jonas reacts in a lot of different ways. He wished he could share some of the best feelings with his family and friends. He wanted the pretend war games that the children play to stop. And he thinks it is wrong that no one know about the past, both the good things, and the bad things. That's why I think it was called "The Giver," because it is all about Jonas' reaction to the memories the Giver gives him.
1. I think that the elimination of color represents sameness. With colors, everyone would be individual and then they would start to get ideas of being stereotypical. In our society, because of colors, this presents problems such as people being called "gothic", no one would act racist, and matching you clothing wouldn't be an issue. All of the problems revolving around color in our society are gone, since in Jonas' society, color doesn't exist and no one recognizes it. I think that not having color in Jonas' society is a way to eliminate a lot of problems.
2. In this book, the Giver gave relief to the people of the community, but he gave pain to the reciever, Jonas. So I think the book was about giving memories of the past to a reciever so that the community doesn't have to experience the pain of them.
3. I think that Jonas' society is a very strong one, it would seem perfect to someone living in it, but to us it seems plain. Though, no one in his society knows of pain, color, or true love; so they don't feel like their missing anything. But in our society, we compare ourselves to others, so we feel laking and we know that it could be better.
3. I sort of agree with heaven12321. The society in "The Giver" was both strong and weak. It was strong in the way that everyone worked together, and everything really fit together and worked almost without flaw. No one argued, everyone was polite and well educated, no one felt pain. Everything was perfect, if you didn't know what our society is like. The people in their society never knew the good things like color and love and family and true happiness. So, in a way, their society is bad, too. I think that the ideal society would be a place where people could work together and live together in harmony, but still have families, personalities, and love.