The GiverThe GiverBy Lois LowryBy Lois Lowry

Welcome to Welcome to UtopiaUtopia

Utopia is a perfect place where Utopia is a perfect place where people can lead perfect lives. people can lead perfect lives. The Giver The Giver takes place in such takes place in such an ideal community.an ideal community.

Here are other utopias that Here are other utopias that people have described or people have described or written about through the written about through the

ages.ages. The Golden AgeThe Golden Age The Garden of The Garden of EdenEden AtlantisAtlantis

A Greek TermA Greek Term

The word The word utopiautopia was derived was derived from the Greek from the Greek ou toposou topos, , which means “no place.” which means “no place.”

Some synonyms for utopia are Some synonyms for utopia are paradise, arcadia, and Zion.paradise, arcadia, and Zion.

Who invented Who invented rules? rules?

No one knows for sure when the first “rule” was invented.

There have been formal There have been formal rules for people to follow rules for people to follow since ancient times.since ancient times.

Golden Rule- “Do unto others as you Golden Rule- “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”would have them do unto you.”

Bushido- unwritten code that guided Bushido- unwritten code that guided the samuraithe samurai

Gravitas- a traditional rule of dignity Gravitas- a traditional rule of dignity that Roman citizens were expected to that Roman citizens were expected to live bylive by

CONNOTATIONCONNOTATION The connotations of a word are the suggestions and The connotations of a word are the suggestions and

associations that go along with the word, stretching associations that go along with the word, stretching beyond its dictionary meaning.beyond its dictionary meaning.

Notice the first sentence of the novel. Notice the first sentence of the novel. “It was almost December and Jonas was “It was almost December and Jonas was beginning to be frightened.”beginning to be frightened.”

The word The word DecemberDecember is rich in connotations: cold, is rich in connotations: cold, darkness, the death that comes to plants in winter.darkness, the death that comes to plants in winter.

EuphemismEuphemism A euphemism is a word A euphemism is a word

or term that has mild or or term that has mild or vague connotations and vague connotations and that serves to mask the that serves to mask the offensiveness or offensiveness or harshness of the actual harshness of the actual word or term. What word or term. What euphemisms are used in euphemisms are used in our society?our society?

Watching Your WordsWatching Your Words

Early in the novel, we learn that the Early in the novel, we learn that the citizens of Jonas’ world are taught to citizens of Jonas’ world are taught to use precise language.use precise language.

Not only are rules and apologies Not only are rules and apologies recited in unison at school, but recited in unison at school, but students carefully choose the right students carefully choose the right adjectives to describe certain adjectives to describe certain situations or what they are thinking situations or what they are thinking or feeling.or feeling.

IronyIronyIrony is the difference between Irony is the difference between

the way things seem and the the way things seem and the way they really are. way they really are.

ForeshadowingForeshadowing

Giving hints or clues about Giving hints or clues about events that are going to events that are going to happen later in the plot is happen later in the plot is called foreshadowing.called foreshadowing.

ConflictConflictConflict is a problem or struggle Conflict is a problem or struggle between two characters, a character between two characters, a character and society, a character and nature, and society, a character and nature, or a problem within a character.or a problem within a character.

In In The GiverThe Giver, the main conflict is , the main conflict is between Jonas as an individual and between Jonas as an individual and the society in which he lives.the society in which he lives.

SettingSetting• The setting of the novel is the time

and place in which the action occurs.• The Giver takes place in some

unspecified time in the future in a place very much like Earth that can be described as a utopian community.

Creating a Creating a Perfect WorldPerfect World

How would you describe the perfect society?