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Deep Analysis ofThe Giver
Literary Concepts in The Giver
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Foreshadowing = Hints & clues about the future
• Jonas receives a memory of the sled as his first memory
• Lily points out that both Jonas and Gabe have pale eyes (“knowing eyes”)
• Rule #8: You may lie• “Changes” – the apple,
the audience and Fiona’s hair
• Jonas is chastised for claiming he’s “starving”
• Jonas is on the sled at the end• Both boys have the
ability to “see beyond”
• Jonas starts to lie frequently
• Jonas can see pigmentation (permanently)
• Jonas is starving to death at the end
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Foreshadowing Continued…• The myth of the
man using the river to escape
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Foreshadowing in Mr. Ryan’s Life
• Mr. Ryan’s old fiancée always wanted new things
• Mr. Ryan was tall and quick
• Mr. Ryan’s mother and uncle are teachers
• She eventually wanted a new significant other
• Mr. Ryan became good at basketball
• Mr. Ryan became a teacher
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Symbolism = Something is something else (figuratively)
The SledThe RiverThe AnnexElephant/PoachersGabrielLilyAsherRosemaryJonas
• Glee• Killing of memories• Dove (symbol of peace)• The journey• Bitterness • Hope, “Open Eyes”
(figuratively), Strength of God?
• Protection from community
• Escape (Flee) or Path• Float on the surface
(showy)
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Symbolism in Mr. Ryan’s Life• Wedding Ring• Small Car• Beard
• Love and devotion in marriage
• Laid back/Doesn’t care about image
• Free spirit
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Mood = the feeling the author intends to give you as the reader
• The plane flies over the community
• Jonas sees the apple alter
• Jonas becomes the Receiver of Memory in training
• Jonas watches the release of the twin
• Jonas and Gabriel on the sled
Uncertainty/Bewilderment
Inquisitive/Intriguing/Mystified
Apprehensive
Mortified/Rage
Gleeful???
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Mood in Mr. Ryan’s Life
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Themes/Main or Central Idea (inferred) = universal ideas throughout a text
• You need both pleasure and anguish in life
• The importance of the individual
• Learning from mistakes
• Protecting people from themselves
• Good and bad memories• Everyone is the same
except for “the pale eyes”
• Only Jonas and the Giver can learn from previous generations mistakes; the community can only learn from themselves
• Nobody gets to make their own choices
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Themes or Main/Central Idea (stated/inferred) = universal ideas throughout a text
• “Memories are forever”• “[Caring] is the meaning
of everything”• “Memories need to be
shared”
• Ignorance is bliss• Love is…• Integrity is…• Intelligence is…• Courage or bravery is…
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Themes in Mr. Ryan’s Life• Always try your
best• You can always
change but you can’t change the past
• Mr. Ryan worst grades have been a C+, C+ and C
• Mr. Ryan still lives with his mistakes from high school
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Cause and Effect (when something makes something else happen)
• Gabriel does not sleep soundly at the nurturing center…
• Rosemary can’t bear the anguish…
• Jonas wants to start “feeling” more…
• Rosemary is released• Jonas accidently
transmits a memory to Gabe
• Add two more
• He gets voted to be released
• She asks for her release
• He stops taking stirring pills
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Cause & Effect
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Internal Conflict = problems with yourself (decisions/choices) Person vs. Self
• Jonas can lie but doesn’t want to
• Jonas can’t decide what assignment to focus on
• Jonas wants his stirrings but has to take the pills
• (Students add two more)
• Avoids questions, answers other questions, and lies
• Does many different assignments during volunteer hours
• Jonas stops taking the dosage
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Internal Conflict in Mr. Ryan’s Life
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External Conflict = problems with someone or something else (Person vs. Person, Nature, God or Society)
• Jonas discovers his father kills babies
• Jonas is literally starving with the snow and hill being obstacles
• Jonas has to follow the rules of the community or risk “release”
• Jonas going to heaven???
• Add two more
• Person vs. Person• Person vs. Nature• Person vs. Society• Person vs God
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External Conflict in Mr. Ryan’s Life
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Simile = comparison using like or as (compare uncommon things)
• Jonas is like an elephant
• The Giver is like a light switch to Jonas
• Asher is as dumb as a doorknob
• The community is as blind as a bat
• (Students add three)
• He never forgets• He turns the light on
for Jonas (figuratively)
• Doorknobs can’t think – Asher is easily controlled
• Bats use sonar and the community is blind to what is happening
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Similes in Mr. Ryan’s Life
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Metaphors = comparisons using am, is, are, etc.(compare uncommon things)
• The Giver is a switch
• The community is a trap
• The sled is a life jacket
• The river is a treasure map
• (Student adds two more)
• He shows Jonas the “light” (the truth)
• The community tricks the members into many things
• Helps Jonas escape the community
• The river leads to escape (Elsewhere is the “X”)
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Metaphors in Mr. Ryan’s Life
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Alliteration = using the same consonant at the beginning of a word (at least three times)
• “He’d been sleeping so soundly”
• The Giver gives good and gleeful memories
• father said in his sweet, sing-song voice”
• Gabriel gets a great gift from Jonas and gives his gratitude
• (students add three more)
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Alliteration in Mr. Ryan’s Life
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Hyperbole = an exaggerated statement
• The Giver’s beard is ten feet long
• The Christmas tree is the greenest-green ever
• The sled is lightning fast
• Asher is always late• “Jonas had a thousand
questions. A million.”• (students three more)
• His beard may be long, but it’s not ten feet long
• It may appear to be the greenest but Jonas hasn’t seen all the greens
• The sled is fast but can’t be as fast as lightning
• Asher is often late, not always
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Hyperbole in Mr. Ryan’s life• Mr. Ryan is 20 feet
tall• Mr. Ryan is 6’5
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Oxymoron or Paradox (opposites that seem not to make sense but
somehow do) www.oxymoronlist.com
• A little big problem• (add four more)
• Gabe is a little child (literally) and starving is a big problem
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Idioms www.idiomsite.com
• A slap on the wrist• (students add 4)
• The children get chastised for every little infraction (literally & figuratively)
• Explain how it fits the story
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Personification (giving inanimate objects human traits or qualities)
• The river swallowed Caleb
• The annex confides in no one
• Students add 3 more• (think of our senses)• The sled feels• The syringe• The books (pick an
action)• The bikes (pick a
thought or action)
• He drowned• Secrets are kept in
the annex by Jonas & The Giver
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Onomatopoeia (words make the sound) www.examples-of-onomatopoeia.com/
• The fish sizzled on the stove
• The children giggled at Asher’s poor use of vocab
• Students add three more
• Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
• Gggggggggggggggggg
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Irony (Opposites)(Situational, Verbal or Dramatic)
• Nobody knows what release is
• There is homicide in the Utopian community
• Rosemary made a great receiver
• The Elders make fantastic decisions
• People celebrate release
• Jonas and the Giver planning the escape
• This is irony because
.
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Similarities (3) Differences (3)
• Jonas/Fiona• Jonas/Asher• Jonas/The Giver• Father/The Giver• Jonas/Rosemary• The Giver/Rosemary• Rosemary/Fiona.
• Jonas/Fiona• Jonas/Asher• Jonas/The Giver• Father/The Giver• Jonas/Rosemary• The Giver/Rosemary• Rosemary/Fiona
Compare and Contrast(Similarities & Differences)
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Round/Dynamic Flat/Static
• Jonas, The Giver and three other characters
• I infer is a
round/dynamic character because
.
• I infer is a flat
or static character because
.
Round/Dynamic versus Flat/Static Characters (Jonas, The Giver, Rosemary, Asher, Gabe)
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Protagonist (main character) versus Antagonist (bad guy or thing)
• The Community• The Burden of the
Memories• The Giver’s
responsibility as the Receiver to give anguished-filled memories
• Jonas needs love• Jonas
• Ranking Antagonist and explain your ranking
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Facts Opinions
• Jonas is the best receiver
• Gabe has golden hair• The Giver is too rigid• The father is a good
liar• Fiona releases the old• Gabe has pale eyes• There is a bridge over
the river
• Rosemary shouldn’t have committed suicide
• Jonas is starving• Jonas & Gabe died• The community needs
love• The annex is a great
place for training
Fact versus Opinion
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Chronological Order (Sequencing)
• Jonas gets his first memory (snow/sled)
• Jonas finds out Rosemary was released
• A plane flies over the community
• Jonas is bypassed at the ceremony of twelve
• The twin is released• Jonas is given his rules
as the new Receiver• Jonas abducts Gabe
• Jonas & Gabe are sliding down the hill
• Jonas sees the apple change
• The Giver gives Jonas the memory of war and the soldier
• The Giver transmits a rainbow
• Jonas perceives love• The memory of the
poachers killing the elephant
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Story Map of The Giver• Exposition:
introduction to story and conflict(s)
• Rising Action: main events that lead to climax
• Community is very rigid and can get “released” for transgressions
• List at least five to seven vital events before the climax
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Story Map Continued• Climax: most
interesting or crucial part; the story “changes”
• Falling Action: main events after the climax
• Resolution (denouement): how the major conflict is solved
• When we find out “release” means murder (climax)
• List at least three to five events that were imperative after the climax
• Jonas and Gabriel reach “Elsewhere” (resolution)
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Setting = time and place• The “perfect” place• Where his family lives
and where sharing takes place
• Learning and training take place
• Can be outside/can’t be outside
• Where the training is• Caleb’s “escape”• Where people go after
their release
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Author’s Purpose To inform, To Entertain, To Persuade, To Express an Opinion• Jonas and Gabriel
escape the community• Mr. Ryan and the
Giver have grotesque beards
• You need to read The Giver, it will make you think differently
• In the movie the Giver should have a purple beard and a orange robe
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Author’s Purpose in Mr. Ryan’s Life
• I have two dogs – one male and one female
• You need to come over and mow my grass in order to get a “B” in my class
• Chivas is the best soccer team
• After I shave my beard I will glue it back on my face
• To inform• To persuade• To express an
opinion• To entertain
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Analogies• Glee is to happy as
somber is to • Utopia is to Dystopia as
pigmentation is to • Starving is to Anguish as
Scars are to • Jonas is to Lily as Fiona
is to Bruno• Memories are to Anguish
as Lies are to • Vague is to unclear as
hue is to
• synonyms
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Vocabulary: The Giver (Summarize The Giver in at least two paragraphs)
• Anguish• Grotesque• Recreation• Tempted• Perceive• Transmit• Glee• Reprieve• Inadequate
• Optimistic or Pessimistic
• Hue or Hueless• Appeal or Bypass• Dwelling or Annex• Nuisance or Burden• Transgression or
Infraction• Vague or Vividly• Apprehensive or
Chastise
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Last Slide: Author’s Purpose To Express an Opinion (at least two paragraphs)