does it make you pause and think?
Usually a reader imagines the places being described in the story. Draw a
picture of the image you have from this story. What do you usually see when
reading a story?
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A quote that I found in The Giver, and made think about it was, "The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared." I choose this quote for the reason that it contains impeccable truth. I believe that the best parts of life are when you are able to share moments with those you care for the most. If we were to look upon our most painful memories, we would be able to learn from them, to avoid that pain again. We would be able to turn that memory, in to a powerful lesson. Keeping memories and thoughts to ourselves, in my opinion, is a terrible burden. We as humans, imperfect creatures, should be able to realize that we always have and always will work at our best together. When I first read the quote, I also realized that if I were to be living in the Giver's society, with the knowledge I currently have, I wouldn't last a day, or a hour for that matter. Such as The Giver in the book, memories burdened to one person are excruciating lonely. It would be like sitting at a table by yourself, and not having anyone to talk to. You would be, in short terms, lonely.
When I usually imagine the setting of the story, I simply like to first think of what other places in today's society could I compare the society to. I soon realized that there was not a town, or place in the world I could compare The Giver's society to, due to the Sameness. So, I then decided that all the houses must look the same. The Sameness also cause all people to not see colors, I then decided the houses would be left in black and white. You also read that all people use bikes to get everywhere, meaning that there must be an area for people to use those bicycles, explaining the bike lane drawn in the middle of the houses. Although the picture I created seems plain, I decided it perfectly fit the Giver's community. The community seemed to believe that all had to be orderly and the same to achieve perfection, this made me believe that those rules would have to apply to the houses as well.
A quote that I found in The Giver, and made think about it was, "The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared." I choose this quote for the reason that it contains impeccable truth. I believe that the best parts of life are when you are able to share moments with those you care for the most. If we were to look upon our most painful memories, we would be able to learn from them, to avoid that pain again. We would be able to turn that memory, in to a powerful lesson. Keeping memories and thoughts to ourselves, in my opinion, is a terrible burden. We as humans, imperfect creatures, should be able to realize that we always have and always will work at our best together. When I first read the quote, I also realized that if I were to be living in the Giver's society, with the knowledge I currently have, I wouldn't last a day, or a hour for that matter. Such as The Giver in the book, memories burdened to one person are excruciating lonely. It would be like sitting at a table by yourself, and not having anyone to talk to. You would be, in short terms, lonely.
When I usually imagine the setting of the story, I simply like to first think of what other places in today's society could I compare the society to. I soon realized that there was not a town, or place in the world I could compare The Giver's society to, due to the Sameness. So, I then decided that all the houses must look the same. The Sameness also cause all people to not see colors, I then decided the houses would be left in black and white. You also read that all people use bikes to get everywhere, meaning that there must be an area for people to use those bicycles, explaining the bike lane drawn in the middle of the houses. Although the picture I created seems plain, I decided it perfectly fit the Giver's community. The community seemed to believe that all had to be orderly and the same to achieve perfection, this made me believe that those rules would have to apply to the houses as well.
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| My drawing of The Givers's community. |
What did you use to make your picture? Great blog post!
ReplyDeleteI used the Notebook app on the Mac to make the picture. I tried drawing it out on paper but it didn't work as well.
DeleteI couldn't agree more with your first paragraph. I also think that memories should be shared (the painful ones in this case) so you can just get it off your chest. I know that some people think that talking to someone can make them feel better so it's like sharing a painful memory. This is a cool drawing. I like how you did it on your computer! I would imagine the society to look like this as well because of the Sameness. At first I thought you just chose not to color but then I remembered Sameness!
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I like the quote you chose, and I especially liked your reasons for picking it. Both the quote and your reasons were very true! I also really liked how you pictured the community with its Sameness. Awesome blog!
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