Chapter 1 Analysis - The Giver PDF

CHAPTER 1 Objective summary (main idea) of Identify text that stands out and share your original the chapter (no more than 5 thought relating to it. Analyze the piece of evidence. sentences) “Asher ran through the standard apo...

CHAPTER 1 Objective summary (main idea) of Identify text that stands out and share your original the chapter (no more than 5 thought relating to it. Analyze the piece of evidence. sentences) “Asher ran through the standard apology phrase…” (Lowry In chapter 1 of THE GIVER, Jonas is 4)...“’We accept your apology, Asher.’ The class recited trying to decide how he feels the standard response in unison” (Lowry 3). about the upcoming Ceremony of Twelves. After a few flashbacks to This community seems intense…a standard apology? different experiences, he decides A standard response? It makes me think it must be it is apprehensive. At his family really easy to “mess up” here; I bet lots of people get home that night, Lily, his father released for what we would consider mistakes, like the and then his mother share their pilot in Jonas’s flashback. feelings on the day. When Jonas reveals his apprehension about “Two children—one male, one female – to each family unit. the upcoming Ceremony of It was written very clearly in the rules” (Lowry 8). Twelve, his parents send Lily away to discuss the matter privately with Umm…so major red flags on this one!! Clearly, this is set Jonas. in a totally different time – I would bet the future. I am dying to understand why this is a rule and how do they enforce the rule? Do they have like future science that can create genders? Are they able to have their own kids? And I am wondering how many members break this one. Quick Lit Analysis -- In three to five sentences, briefly analyze the significance of the chapter as it relates to plot development, character development, and/or thematic development. Clearly, as it is chapter 1 of THE GIVER, it is most important in terms of plot development. Lowry is trying to “hook” the reader with tempting tidbits: what’s the deal with December and Jonas, where—and what -- exactly is this community all about, what exactly does it mean to be released? The setting and characters are familiar enough to engage the reader yet just a little “off” to make the reader want to turn the page and commit to chapter two,