PARA 2 Flashcards
topic sentence
Setting has been cleverly used in the novel to position the reader to understand how the loss of history and memory has led to a loss of innovation and free choice.
point 1)
Halfway through the novel, Jonas is in the giver’s favourite memory, the exuberant Christmas memory where a family from the past is celebrating a white Christmas in their home which is full of warmth, joy and love. Which is symbolised through the body language of the children as they open up their multiple gifts with massive toothy smiles on their faces, raised eyebrows and wide eyes. Also the parents who are embracing one another have big cheery grins and are in the corner in awe of their beautiful family.
point 2)
Colour has also been used symbolically as the only colour displayed in the entire memory is yellow except for the white fireplace which is the focal point. White flames symbolise freedom and choice, in the novel the family has the freedom to celebrate christmas, to cook their own meal, have more than one “comfort object” and to love each other.
analysis
The concept presented here by the illustrator and author is that conforming to the community’s values means giving up the freedom to express one’s self and to not be ashamed of our emotions but rather to embrace them, so that we may be able to live life to the fullest and experience new things and grow as individuals but also as a society.
linking sentence
Therefore setting has been successfully utilised to position readers to understand that due to being forced to conform to the community’s beliefs the civilians are being robbed of a whole other world, of a completely different life with a real family, with a real job, with real fervent emotions.
