The Giver: Chapter 23

Personification

"Perhaps our ages have driven us indoors."

Ages cannot drive.

An example of figurative language in The Giver is on page 177. Ex: "Memories of joy flooded through him suddenly." This is personification.

Privacy is one of the themes. "But have snapped our locks, pulled down our shades,

Taken all precautions. We shall not be disturbed." from The Forecast

Memory is one the themes in chapter 23. Ex: "Aching from the effort, he forced the memory into the thin, shivering body in his arms."- Page 176.

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Question 5-Where are Jonas and his partner trying to get to?

What colors were the lights in one of the imagery examples?

Question 3- What happened to them (weather wise) when they got close to their destination?

The Giver: Chapter 23

Quiz!

Question 2- What is the Author's Style?

Question 1- Who was Jonas protecting?

The tone of Chapter 23 is optimistic and confident.

Ex: "On his knees, unable to rise, Jonas treid a second time. His consciousness grasped at a wisp of another warm memory, and tried desperatly to hold it there, to enlarge it and pass it into Gabriel. His spirits and strength lifted with the momentary warmth and he stood. Again, Gabriel stirred against him as he began to climb." - Page 176

Question 4-

The Forecast

Tone

Themes

Choices

By Rohan Rege and Patrick Reed

"For a moment he thought how easy it would be to drop beside it himself, to let himself and Gabriel slide into the softness of snow, the darkness of night, the warm comfort of sleep.

But he had come this far. He must try to go on."

Teacher-S. Harrison

P-5

p. 165

"And if the prairie wind spills down our streets

And covers us with leaves, the weatherman will tell us."

There is Imagery in Chapter 23. Ex: "The hill was steep but the snow was powdery and soft, and this time he knew there would be no ice, no fall, no pain."- Page 178

The people in the poem are ruled too much by the government.

Man vs Society

The Forecast Summary

Gabriel is cold because of the snow.

Man versus Nature

Conflict

Perhaps our age has driven us indoors.

We sprawl in the semi-darkness,dreaming

sometimes

Of vague world spinning in the wind.

But have snapped our locks, pulled down our shades,

Taken all precautions. We shall not be disturbed.

If the earth shakes, it will be on a screen; And if the prairie wind spills down our streets

And covers us with leaves, the weatherman will tell us.

This is the Conclusion

Enduring Question

Why is it important to know your history—your past? How do your memories and your history make you who you are today? What about the history of your family or the history of your country? How does this knowledge affect your choices? How can lack of knowledge hinder your choices?

Semi-Darkness and a safe but restricted environment

A snowy landscape, with a hill in the distance, far away from the society that Jonas and Gabe had known.

THE POEM

Jonas and Gabriel are continuing to trudge along to their destination (Elsewhere). It then starts to snow and Gabe turns silent. It is very cold but Jonas countinues on. Soon they see a hill in the distance. Jonas climbs to the top of the hill and sees a sled. He and Gabe get onto the sled and go down the mountain into a village.

We feel that it is important to know your history and past because it is critical in making decisions. Jonas decides to go down the hill and leave his old dystopia behind. He makes this decision because he remembers his past and his memories of love and family. he wants to escape to the village because all of those things exist there. They do not, however, exist in his community.

THE BOOK

The Setting

Chapter 23 Summary

page 165

"Did he still have the strength to Give? Could Gabriel still Receive?"

The author, Lois Lowrey, uses capitalization a lot, especially when discussing the Giver and Memories.

Question 10- What does the society in the poem remind you of?

Question 9- What do you think Gabriel thought of the snow?

Author's Style

Question 8- Are the people of the society in the poem over- or under-informed?

Question 7- Why do you think Jonas was having a hard time coming up with a warm memory?

The Point of View

Imagery

Question 6- What do you think Jonas did when he got to the Christmas Village?

Alliteration

Quiz! (contd.)

THE BOOK

"We SPRAWL in the SEMI-DARKNESS, dreaming SOMETIMES"

"He knew they were shining through the windows of rooms, that they were red, blue, and yellow lights that twinkled from trees in places where families created and kept memories, where they celebrated love."

The point of view is Third Person Limited, as the narrator is not a character in the story and is looking through the vantage point of Jonas.

THE POEM

The Forecast

page 179

The point of view is First Person.

The End!

ELA- English Language Arts

CC- Common Core

7- Seventh Grade

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Quiz Answers

1. Gabriel

2. Capitalization

3. It started to snow.

4. Red, Blue and Yellow

5. Elsewhere

6. He quickly found a doctor for Gabe.

7. The memory was the first one that he Recieved so it took the longest to get out.

Standards

8. Over Informed

9. A cold, evil force that he had never encountered.

10. The dystopia in The Giver.