Ark Angel

Authors Note: This is a retelling piece on the book Ark Angel.   
     In the book Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz Alex Rider a fourteen year-old boy is working for MI6 as a teenage spy. Soon he finds himself friends with one of the biggest criminals in the world. He is in a tough situation and comes to the conclusion that he will tell MI6 about this and get him into jail as soon as possible.

Government Gone Mad

 

Drew Barth

2/22/2012

Authors Note: This is an essay explaining the conflict and the solution of the book The Giver.

How would you feel if you lived in a world full of no emotion, no feelings, or personality? Well in the book The Giver by Lois Lowery Jonas a twelve year boy discovers the history of the world through his new job the receiver. He likes his new job seeing all the different styles and adventures of the old world. Jonas wanted all of the community to feel the pain and the pleasure of life so he didn't have to bare it all by himself, but the only people who have these memories are him and the giver. The conflict in this book is that Jonas and the Giver want the government to release the secrets of their community to the people.

The conflict in this story is person verses person. It is this way because Jonas has to change how the elders look at the world and has to trust him on what he wants to do. But they don't know the old world and decide that there community is fine just the way it is. Jonas just doesn’t understand why it has to be like this where you can't show your personality or your emotion. Jonas really believes in this and doesn’t want to just let it go because the elders don't think it is the right choice.

Next the giver and Jonas come to the conclusion that this is totally wrong. Which it is people just can’t be controlled without them knowing this was a mistake by their government and it should be fixed now. Jonas and the giver need to do something fast before it’s too late. I agree that this is totally wrong and this should be outlawed. Jonas and the giver are making the right decision. This is all because the people can’t show their true feelings about someone or something.

  

            This conflict is resolved due to him moving out of the community which is a forbidden think to do. One day he will pass away with no apprentice and will give all of the community the bad and good memories of life before sameness. This will make him and the giver feel much better that they know the world will get to appreciate life the right way. He becomes super brave from this adventure and when he finds elsewhere he feels complete because now he can live a life he wants and will join the old world.

 
       The giver and Jonas wanted people to experience life with excitement and happiness without sameness. So then they could do a job that they really want marry a person they really want instead they get bossed around by the elders. This will all happen because of the heroic act Jonas did to move to elsewhere and some day release the memories to the people of the community. This book shows us to be thankful for what we already have. Because I would not want to live a life like that, It teaches us a valuable lesson that you will always remember.

"Call me the Giver"

Drew Barth

2/22/2012

Authors Note: This piece is to explain the importance of this quote in the book The Giver

"Call me the Giver" the old receiver said. This quote was so important in the book The Giver by Lois Lowery because it showed young Jonas that he was now the receiver and was in control of his community. Jonas lives in a community full of sameness which means that everyone is the same there is no emotion or feeling towards anything or anyone. When Jonas gains access to the government by becoming the new receiver he sees what they are doing to people. Jonas wants a stop to it that's when he decides that he wants to help people figure out what the world used to be. This is why when the old receiver called himself the giver Jonas knew that he was on his own now and he could make his own decisions. 

                 This quote mean's so much to this book because it tells us that the Giver is ready to let Jonas go and retire from the receiver of memories. Also it told Jonas that someday he will be overwhelmed with severe pain and stress of holding the memories of the past. Jonas is a very brave and courageous boy but he doesn’t think he could handle this responsibility. Soon all Jonas wants is to live life with emotion and feelings because of the new memories he is receiving. The Giver agrees with Jonas and they design a plan for Jonas to escape the city and find elsewhere were there might be civilization. While Jonas is gone the Giver will teach the people to accepted and believe in the past world so they don't have to be controlled by the Government. This is all of the result by the old receiver saying "Call me the Giver".

      This quote was such an important event that it affected the whole stories events. This is the most important quote from the book it was clear to Jonas what his assignment was and what he had to do to live the life he wanted. Jonas didn't want to endure such pain but he did and gained wisdom about life and himself and decided to go and find elsewhere.

The Giver Speech

Authors Note: This is a character development on the character Jonas from the book The Giver.  
   

    My book is The Giver by Lois Lowery and the main character of this book is a twelve year-old boy named Jonas. He lives in a world full of sameness and never realizes what he is missing in his live until one day when he gets assigned the role of the receiver.  He finds out the secrets behind this government system he is so confused and worried about this. His parents have been lying to him this whole time about their jobs and other important issues. He now has to bare all the memories of the past before sameness and he doesn't want to go through live like this. He believes that everyone should be able to show their feelings and do whatever job they want. He changes through the book on the way he looks at his world. He wants difference in his life and in other people’s lives too. So they can see and recognize colors or taste food or see that bright sun but they can't because they just aren't aware of it. He completely changes throughout the whole book he starts out clueless about his community. But when gets assigned as the reviver he sees the world in a whole new way he gains knowledge about the world and wants it to change back to the way it was.

Jonas

Author's note: This is a character Analysis on Jonas from the book the Giver.  

       How would you feel if all your life the government makes your decisions for you. In the book the Giver by Lois Lowry Jonas a twelve your old boy finds out the secrets behind this system he is so confused by this. His parents have been lying to him this whole time.When he get's his assigned role as the receiver he finds out more about this whole life that he lives and what life would have been without this. 

        Jonas is having a tough timing believing what he knows everyone is the same no colors no likes no anything. He things this should all be different. He thinks we should were blue clothes yellow pants and green socks show our emotion. But no one understands what all of this is. Since Jonas is the new receiver he gains all of the old memories of the old world before sameness.  He is good at controlling and having wisdom that comes with this new skill. Jonas can't take this cruel world anymore filled with sameness and no emotion he and his new found little friend flea the city which is a huge rule you can't break. When they find elsewhere they feel complete to live their own lives without being told to do.