The Giver Theme

In The Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas would be a dynamic character. He has a dramatic change from the beginning of the book till the end of the book. So at the beginning he was so curious and whatever he had in mind, like thoughts or opinions had to be shared out. It had to be shared out and it had to be true. It couldn’t be a lie.Because that was against the rule if you lied. For example, according to the book, “ He paused. He knew he had to tell all of a dream. So he forced himself to relate the part that made him uneasy.” (36) This quote shows he needed to tell the truth. He couldn’t lie. But later he Changes. He LIES! For example, when he was about to eat dinner, he lies for example. When him and Asher were at the garden, he lies to Asher about the flowers. According to the book, “No, nothing. I thought for a minute that the were wilting, and we should let the gardening crew know they needed more water.” (99) This quote shows that he lies to his friend Asher about the flower. Even though he wanting him to see something else, meaning that he wanted to for Asher to see something with more detail. But He couldn’t tell him because it was against the rules, to tell Asher anything about his training.



The importance of the individual. This is the theme of the book because it go with what the book shows to the reader. It's one of the main conflict and key details. For example, when Jonas learned what release really mean, he freaks out. And want to change it. “I won't! I won't go home! You can’t make me!” (Pg36). This shows that later in the book he starts freaking out and throwing a tantrum. Another example is when he takes Gabriel from the nurturing center. “He grabbed  instinctively for Gabriel; and the new child.” (Pg 171)  That's why the theme is the importance of the individual.