Family
The Giver Spouse/Child Application Info: Sometimes when an adult applies to receive a spouse and or a child. They can wait months or even years before the match gets approved and announced. Disposition, energy level, intelligence, and interests have to correspond and interact perfectly. For example, Jonas's mother had an higher intelligence than his father. But, Jonas's father had a calmer personality than his mother did. Therefore they both balanced each other out (Lowry 61-62). In this community some people are not permitted a family. Only because when the adults become older, they're no longer needed to create family units. For example, when Jonas and Lily are grown their parents would go live in the childless unit (Lowry 128).
Arranged Marriage Info: "Arranged marriage" is a Western term for how marriage has developed historically in many regions of Asia, the Middle East and Africa. An arranged marriage usually distinguishes itself from other kinds of unions by the role parents or older family members play in choosing a spouse. The custom varies from community to community, but arranged marriage is often a way of ensuring that a family continues its religious traditions or caste. See the diagram below showing the similarities and differences between the arranged marriages in the book and those of which in the Middle East. (Arranged Marriage PBS)
Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Print.
"Arranged Marriages and Dystopian Fiction | Tor.com." Arranged Marriages and Dystopian Fiction. TOR.com, 2013. Web. 10 Jan. 2014. <http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/04/arranged-marriages-and-dystopian-fiction>.
"Arranged Marriages, Matchmakers, and Dowries in India." Postcolonial Studies Emory. Post Colonial Studies, 2012. Web. 08 Jan. 2014. <http://postcolonialstudies.emory.edu/marriage-in-india/>.
"PBS." PBS. PBS, 2002-2011. Web. 10 Jan. 2014. <http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2006/12/pakistan_this_ilinks.html>.
"Video: Photojournalist Captures the World of Child Brides | Watch PBS NewsHour Online | PBS Video." PBS Video. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2014.
"Arranged Marriages and Dystopian Fiction | Tor.com." Arranged Marriages and Dystopian Fiction. TOR.com, 2013. Web. 10 Jan. 2014. <http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/04/arranged-marriages-and-dystopian-fiction>.
"Arranged Marriages, Matchmakers, and Dowries in India." Postcolonial Studies Emory. Post Colonial Studies, 2012. Web. 08 Jan. 2014. <http://postcolonialstudies.emory.edu/marriage-in-india/>.
"PBS." PBS. PBS, 2002-2011. Web. 10 Jan. 2014. <http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2006/12/pakistan_this_ilinks.html>.
"Video: Photojournalist Captures the World of Child Brides | Watch PBS NewsHour Online | PBS Video." PBS Video. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2014.
Ages
The most important ages in the real world are:
5- When you turn five years old, you are eligible to go to kindergarten.
13- When you turn 13 years old you are now a teenager. Your life starts to change, mostly your body… Like your voice, size, mood, ect.
16- When you turn 16 years old, you can legally get your drivers license. If you pass all of the required tests and other requirements. 18- When you turn 18 years old, you are now an adult. You can now live on your own, vote, smoke whatever you please
21- You may legally drink alcohol.
35- When turn 35 years old, you can run for president… if you meet the other requirements.
65- When you turn 65 years old, you are considered a senior citizen and you are eligible receive social security
The most important ages in the novel by Lois Lowry, The Giver are:
1- When you turn one year old, you are given to a family and are given a name. (Lowry 43)
3- When you turn three years old, you start to get watched by the Community of Elders.
8- When you turn eight, you receive a jacket with smaller buttons and pockets on the front. You also start volunteer hours. (45)
9- When you turn nine years old, you receive a bike. (58)
10- When you turn ten years old, males lose all hair, females lose their braids. (46)
12- When you turn 12 years old, you receive an assignment in the community. You receive this at the Ceremony of Twelve.
5- When you turn five years old, you are eligible to go to kindergarten.
13- When you turn 13 years old you are now a teenager. Your life starts to change, mostly your body… Like your voice, size, mood, ect.
16- When you turn 16 years old, you can legally get your drivers license. If you pass all of the required tests and other requirements. 18- When you turn 18 years old, you are now an adult. You can now live on your own, vote, smoke whatever you please
21- You may legally drink alcohol.
35- When turn 35 years old, you can run for president… if you meet the other requirements.
65- When you turn 65 years old, you are considered a senior citizen and you are eligible receive social security
The most important ages in the novel by Lois Lowry, The Giver are:
1- When you turn one year old, you are given to a family and are given a name. (Lowry 43)
3- When you turn three years old, you start to get watched by the Community of Elders.
8- When you turn eight, you receive a jacket with smaller buttons and pockets on the front. You also start volunteer hours. (45)
9- When you turn nine years old, you receive a bike. (58)
10- When you turn ten years old, males lose all hair, females lose their braids. (46)
12- When you turn 12 years old, you receive an assignment in the community. You receive this at the Ceremony of Twelve.
Works Cited:
Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Print.
Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Print.