Outline For Giver Essay

Name: Zach Humanities
7th Grade The Giver

Outline for GIVER LITERARY ESSAY

Themes: Control and Freedom ( Talk about Jonas when talking about freedom)
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Paragraph #1: Introductory Paragraph (GIT)

Grabber Statement (G): In a world where fear strikes through the souls of the citizens in the form of control, a young boy named Jonas searches for freedom. This is the the Giver by Lois Lowry.

Introduce Plot Summary (I): Jonas the main character is very thoughtful of his everyday life. He yearns for difference. On his 12 birthday he receives a job with great honor. This opens eyes,
the world he lives in is riddled with casualties.

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Thesis Statement (T): This society is a dystopia because the citizens are manipulated by the Elders and there is no room for freedom.
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Paragraph #2: Thematic Analysis

Topic Sentence (T): Control and freedom is something the community of the Giver struggles with.

Explanatory Sentence (E): In The book The Giver control is clouded by perfection. The Council of Elders uses the thought of perfection and or the thought of a “utopia’ for control. In this book freedom is imperfection.

Evidence (E): One example of that is this quote. “Of course our community can’t function smoothly if people don’t use precise language. You could ask, ‘Do you enjoy me?’ The answer is ‘Yes,’” his mother said. “Or,” his father suggested, “‘Do you take pride in my accomplishments?’ And the answer is wholeheartedly ‘Yes.’” “Do you understand why it’s inappropriate to use a word like ‘love’?” Mother asked. Jonas nodded. “Yes, thank you, I do,” he replied slowly. It was his first lie to his parents.” Page 106

Analysis (A): In this example of control, its emotion. Since emotion defines who you are, the elders created homogeneity. So now not only do the Elders control you, they also made you equal to everyone else. This makes it easier to take control of the community. All of the rules in the society were made around the thought of leadership. In a way the people of the giver are robots. They have no emotion, they don’t feel anything and they can’t even see color. The Elders made them this way so that they can program themselves into power.

Concluding/ Transition (C): The only way to have a perfect society is to have no freedom

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Paragraph #3: Thematic Analysis Continued

Topic Sentence (T): In the giver freedom is unable to coexist with the citizens.

Explanatory Sentence (E): The freedom to choose is what puts people in poverty. The choices that humans make in our world everyday that decisions their future. In The Giver’s society your fate is decided as soon as your our born.

Evidence (E): This shows most in The Giver on page 90. “‘They know nothing,’ The Giver said bitterly. Jonas was shocked. Since the first day in the Annex room, they had together disregarded the rules about rudeness, and Jonas felt comfortable with that now. But this was different, and far beyond rude. This was a terrible accusation. What if someone had heard?”

Analysis (A). In a world where everything is carefully thought out, emotions don’t fit in. Emotions are unpredictable. To keep these emotions in check The Elders have strategic rules in place. Rules in The Giver oppress freedom. The rule about rudeness gave Jonas a taste of freedom. As soon as he had a sliver of freedom he set out on a journey for more because he knew that he would not find any staying where he was.

Concluding/ Transition (C): Perfection is a great thing, but everything comes with a cost.

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Paragraph #4: Concluding Paragraph (ROC)

Reflection of Thesis (R): Choice does not have a place in a utopia and when there’s no choice that creates control by a dictatorship.

Overview of Main Points (O):

Concluding Sentence– Comparisons and Connections (C): The Giver makes forces readers to reflect on what is means to be a perfect world. Everybody on earth dreams to be rich and successful. Although some think the distribution of power and difference is unfair. Those people want equality. The Giver made equality but took it to a whole new level. To be equal is not being the same. The giver make you realise having the same privilege is not the same as being the same.