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Gabriela Mako

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  • many scholars consider the novel to be dystopian (about a miserable society), and compare it favorably to adult classics like Brave New World (1933), Fahrenheit 451 (1953), and 1984 (1940) as well as to children's classics like the White Mountains (1967), and A Wrinkle in Time (1962).
  • capturing the moral imaginations of its readers
  • because it contains adult themes like infanticide (baby killing) and euthanasia (mercy deaths).
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  • To the surprise and indignation of many of the novels' enthusiasts, The Giver, according to a report by the People for the American Way, was the second most frequently challenged book in 1996.
  • Would-be censors object to the scene because it is so graphic, and because it transforms Jonas's once beloved father into a cold-blooded murderer.
  • The irony of censorship attacks on the novel is that The Giver dramatizes the plight of an individual living in a society that censors its peoples' language, emotions, and behaviors. This irony is compounded by the fact that most who would like to see The Giver censored confess that they have never read the novel in its entirety.
  • it is most realistic to respond to would-be censors' concerns by presenting a constructive reading of The Giver, a reading which is consistent with educators' efforts to discuss controversial scenes in sensitive and responsible ways.
  • “release” is actually murder, that his people literally have limited vision (they can only see in black and white, so do not notice racial differences, or colors of any kind), and that his people have no way to think for themselves, or to make decisions without the Giver's help. (They have no memories of pain and pleasure, and they are sedated so as not to feel the “stirrings” of their own desire.)
  • Through Jonas, Lowry argues for the preservation of a kind of creative vision, a vision which every community needs if it is to benefit from its citizens' differences and input.
  • Here Lowry is suggesting that the vision of an artistic boy, who is open to ideas that exist outside of current paradigms of thought, is of the utmost importance to a society that has lost the ability to perceive differences.
  • Lowry is arguing for the preservation of a particular way of looking at the world that is essential to the survival of the human(e) race.
  • Had Jonas simply rejected his community (as a “lesser” character might have done), the novel would not have carried the same positive psychological impact. Jonas does initially feel contempt for his community, but he quickly develops the insights he needs to channel his anger into constructive actions
  • Lowry's novel is compelling, terrifying, and above all, hopeful. Through reading about Jonas, a boy who has the courage and vision to help his people to acknowledge their pain and differences, Lowry's readers can experience the joy of pushing “open the gate” [Lowry's metaphor] that separates them from Elsewhere. It would be hard to find a more appropriate message for youth, who are immersed in making important decisions about what kinds of people they will one day become.
  • Gabriela Mako on 13 Jan 12
     
    Argument: The Giver is not just a 'controversial' and 'banned' book, but it also has much more depth in it that meets the eye; set within a distopic setting, Lowry uses the setting to construct a way to see into today's morality code as well as the reader's. Claims: *Irony over the censorship of the book *different views on what the book's meaning(s) are Evidence: *Lowry foreshadows this perplexing but hopeful ending when she describes Jonas as Keeper of the "memories of the whole world." Her message, finally, is that one cannot ignore uncomfortable memories; one must embrace a "whole" vision, which contains joy as well as pain, if one (or one's children) is/are ever to feel "at home" in the world. *Through Jonas, Lowry argues for the preservation of a kind of creative vision, a vision which every community needs if it is to benefit from its citizens' differences and input. *The irony of censorship attacks on the novel is that The Giver dramatizes the plight of an individual living in a society that censors its peoples' language, emotions, and behaviors. This irony is compounded by the fact that most who would like to see The Giver censored confess that they have never read the novel in its entirety.
Krysta Alexander

Irony in 'Lord of the Flies' - 0 views

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  • Krysta Alexander on 20 Jan 12
     
    Talon argues the extreme irony throughout the novel Lord of the Flies by contrasting the innocence of children and the cruelty involved between the tribes in lord of the flies. Talon emphasizes the seriousness of the "game" the boys play. Even though they create a structured system of Constitutional monarchy, the idea of survival on the island become a game for the young boys without the guidance of adults. Irony comes from the group of boys trying to create a civilization based on savagery to survive eth other and survive their setting and environment. " And thus, when fear of the unknown and dread of the on-coming storm have brought the frenzy of the dance to its highest pitch, the children, half believing that Simon is the Beast in disguise, murder him."
paulo dasilva

J.D. Salingers use of irony and his stories divergent criticisms - 1 views

Argument: Pointing out the several times that J.D. Salinger uses extreme irony the article attempts to explain one of the reasons why stories like The Catcher in the rye are so widely critisized in...

J.D Salinger Catcher in the Rye Irony

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Megan Brown

Nineteen Minutes Criticism - 1 views

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  • Nineteen Minutes offers a fairly straightforward account of what could make a student turn against his (or, sometimes, her) fellow class mates
  • The relationship between Peter and his parents is given more space, but this could also have been examined more closely. Picoult appears to hold back from following up on the intriguing world she creates. Relating the role of parents in raising a child who ends up being a murderer is welcome, particularly when we are told Peter’s father lectures on the economics of happiness. Irony is heaped on irony with the descriptions of Peter’s mother, Lacy, as she is a midwife (and deemed knowledgeable on parenting) and is also seen to be as kind as she is inept in her understanding of her son.
  • This lack of awareness between the parents and child could have been squeezed for more material and this could have been brought about at the expense of editing out the less relevant musings of Alex Cormier, a judge and failing mother.
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  • hese parts feels bolted on and overdone, and have the effect of making the reader even more impatient for a greater insight into the thought processes of the bullies and victims.
    • Megan Brown
      Megan Brown on 30 Jan 12
       
      In addition to this, this section of the reading emphasizes the novels unimportant details such as the side story of Alex Cormier.  Her love life and marital situations do not relate to the novels overall ideas.  Instead, the major details, like the personality of Peter's older brother and Peter's relationship with his parents at a young age, are left to the reader to fill in missing information--resulting in negative opinions of the book if the unknown doesn't go the reader's way.
    • Megan Brown
      Megan Brown on 30 Jan 12
       
      There is irony added to the novel when the two things Peter's parents stand for the most seem to be what ultimately caused his colossal downfall: levels of happiness, and good parenting.
    • Megan Brown
      Megan Brown on 30 Jan 12
       
      This comment by the author further asserts that Picoult focuses too much on the minor characters and less on things worth discussing like the lives of the children who caused the bullying to occur.  What made the bullies act out in the ways they did? Who is the real victim in the novel, or is there even a victim at all?
  • Megan Brown on 30 Jan 12
     
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Alyssa Bradley

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  • Alyssa Bradley on 14 Feb 12
     
    Argument: By writing the story in Huck's own words, Twain uses Huck's point of view to reveal the conflict between innocence and goodness throughout the story. Claim: The author claims that the best in an individual, by helping Jim escape, reveals Huck's innocent side in knowing helping Jim is the right choice. By refusing to turn in Jim, Huck goes against his own society and what they have taught him all throughout his life. Slavery, to Huck, in a way doesn't exist because in his world, life is an adventure, regardless of race. Evidence: Twain uses the idea of slavery as a metaphor for all social bondage and injustice (Grant). Twain compellingly establishes the irony that Huck's "sin" against the social establishment affirms the best that is possible in the individual (Grant). Twain maintains an almost perfect fidelity to Huck's point of view in order to dramatize the conflict between Huck's innate innocence and natural goodness and the dictates of a corrupt society (Grant).
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