The Giver赏析PPT课件

.,1,TheGiver,ByLoisLowry,.,2,TheLifeoftheAuthor,LoisLowryLowrywasbornintheTerritoryofHawaiiin1937LowryspentmostofherchildhoodinPennsylvania.LowrysfatherwasadentistinWorldWarII,thiscausedherfamilytomoveallaroundtheworld,placesincludeNewYork,Massachusetts,andTokyo.,.,3,TheLifeoftheAuthor,AfterHighSchoolLowryattendedBrownUniversity.InhersophomoreyearshegotmarriedtoaNavalofficer,droppedoutofcollege,andmovedtoCalifornia.,.,4,LifeoftheAuthor,AfteryearsoftravelingagainsheendedupinMainewithfourchildrenundertheageoffive.AfterherchildrengrewupshewentbacktoschoolandreceivedherBAinEnglishLiteraturefromtheUniversityofSouthernMaine.,.,5,TheLifeoftheAuthor,LoisLowry,AfterreceivingherBachelorsDegreeinEnglishLiterature,Lowrybeganwritingherfirstbook.HerfirstchildrensbookwasASummerToDiewhichwaspublishedin1977.ShepublishedNumbertheStarsin1990whichreceivedtheNewberyMedal.,.,6,TheNewberryMedal,TheJohnNewberyMedal,honorstheauthoroftheyearsmostoutstandingcontributiontochildrensliterature.Presentedeveryyearsince1922,theMedalisnamedforeighteenth-centuryBritishbooksellerJohnNewbery.TheGiverwontheNewberyMedalAwardin1994.,.,7,OtherReadingsbyLoisLowry,AnastasiaKrupnik,1979FindaStranger,SayGoodbye,1990RabbleStarkey,2001TheSilentBoy,2003AutumnStreet,2006LookingBack,2007,.,8,TheGiver,TheGiverwaspublishedin1993TheGiveristhefirstbookwithinatrilogyofbooks.TheothertwobookstofollowTheGiverareGatheringBlueandMessenger.TheGiverislookedatasarightofpassagenovel.Lowrysaysshedidnotwriteitforthispurpose,shehasneverlookedatitasScienceFictionwriting.,.,9,IntroductionofTheGiver,TheGiveriswrittenfromthepointofviewofthemaincharacterJonas.Jonasisanelevenyearoldboywhoislivinginaperfectsociety.ThissocietythatJonaslivesiswascreatedbypeoplelongbeforehistimewheretheyhaveeliminatedpain,fear,war,andmuchmore.JonassocietyhasalsoeliminatedchoicesothismeansthatJonashashisjobinlifepickedforhim.Everychildisreferredtoasanumber.Inthisparticularpartofthebook,JonasisaTwelve.ThismeansthathegetstotakepartintheCeremonyofTwelve.ThisiswhereJonasjobispickedforhimbypeoplewhohavebeenwatchinghimandobservinghisactions.Jonasisgivenofthejobofthegiver.ThisisaveryimportantjobandJonasinthebeginningisnottooexcitedabouthislifelongjob.,.,10,CharactersinTheGiver,Jonas,anelevenyearmaincharacterthatistheprotagonist.TheGiver,anoldmanknownastheReceiverofMemories.,.,11,ContofCharacters,JonasFather,aNurturerinthecommunitywhoworkswithinfants.JonasMother,pleasantwomenwhoworksintheDepartmentofJustice,.,12,ContofCharacters,Lily,Jonassevenyearoldsister,verywellinformed.Asher,Jonasbestfriend,assignedtoAssistantDirectorofRecreation.Fiona,anotheroneofJonasfriends;worksastheCaretakerinTheHouseoftheOld.,.,13,ContofCharacters,Gabriel,aninfantwhoJonasfamilytakescareofatnight.Larissa,anolderwomenwholivesintheHouseoftheOld.TheChiefElder,theelectedleaderofJonascommunity.,.,14,PartsoftheNovel,Setting(Time)-Anunspecifiedtimeinthefuture.Setting(Place)-AutopiancommunitythatisverysmallbutsomewhereonEarthTense-PastProtagonist-Jonas,elevenyearoldwhoisassignedtobethenewReceiverwhenheturnstwelveyearsold.,.,15,ContPartsoftheNovel,Conflict-Jonassawarenessofhiscommunitiesscammakeshimwanttorebelagainsttheircommunityrestrictions.Restrictionsinclude:freedomofchoice,individuality,emotion,andexperience.Action-Jonasbeginstoreceivememories.Thesememoriesmakehimdoubthisowncommunity.,.,16,ContPartsoftheNovel,Climax-Jonasfindsoutthat“release”meanstokill.Hisfatherhaskilledmanycommunitymembersinhislifetime.Jonasdoesnotacceptthewaysofthecommunity.Heisdeterminedtochangehiscommunity.Resolution-JonasfleesthecommunityandtakesGabrielwithhim.Heisinsearchforsomethingmore,feelingsandcolor.,.,17,Symbolism,Symbolismisthepracticeofrepresentingthingsbymeansofsymbolsorofattributingsymbolicmeaningsorsignificancetoobjects,events,orrelationships.TherearesomewaysofsymbolismwithTheGiver.Herearesome:TheNewchildGabriel:GabrielisasymbolofhopeandstartingoverforJonas.GabrielrepresentsthememoriesthatJonashasobtained.HetriestosaveGabrielandduringthishebeingstoloosehismemories.,.,18,ContofSymbolism,TheSled:ThisisthefirstmemorythatJonasreceivesastheGiver.ThesledsymbolizesthejourneythatJonastakeswhilebeingtheReceiverofMemories.,.,19,ContofSymbolism,TheRiver:ThisriverrunsinthroughthecommunityandoutintotheotherworldElsewhere.Theriversymbolizestheescapethatcouldtakeplacewithinthevillage.TherivertookCalebslifeandthecommunitydidnotseethiscoming.Somethingthattheycouldnotpredict.Jonastakesadvantageofthisandusesthisinformationtotryandchangethewaysofhiscommunity.,.,20,Themes,Themesarethefundamentalanduniversalideaswithinastory.Itappliestocertainhumanlife.TherearemanyimportantthemeswithinTheGiver.Someofthemare:TheImportanceofMemory:ThisisthemostimportantthemeinTheGiver,theuseofmemoryinhumanlife.Ifpeoplecannotrememberthingsthentheycannotrememberpainanditsastheyneverexperienceditinthefirstplace.Jonasistheonlyonewhoseesotherpeoplesexperiences.Heistheonlyonetotrulyfeeltheirpain.Andwithpainlikethisthereisnottruehappiness.,.,21,ContThemes,TheImportanceoftheIndividual:TheCeremonyofTwelveiswherethechildrengettofinallyfeelimportant.Thechildrenarelookedatasnumbersnotasindividuals.JonasisachildinthebeginningbutmaturesintohisownindividualbecauseofhisjobastheReceiverofMemories.,.,22,TheCeremonyofTwelve,TheCeremonyofTwelveisthepresentationandassignmentsofthechildrenslifelongjobs.TheirjobsarebasedonanobservationfromtheChiefElderandthechildscommunitywork.Jonaswasveryapprehensiveabouttheirselectionforhim.Hewantedabetterjobthanhisfather.Hewantedtodosomethingthatheliked.Thechildrenhavenochoiceintheselectionoftheirjobs.ThisiswhattheChiefElderisfor.Hemakesthesedecisions.,.,23,CommunityDifferences,Inourcountryweareallowedtomakeourowndecisions.Whatwoulditbelikeifwecouldnot?ThisiswhatJonashadtogothrough.Everyonefeltthesameandactedthesame.Thatdoesnotsoundsliketoomuchfuntome!Coupleshadtohavepermissiontogetmarriedandtohavechildren.,.,24,CommunityDifferences,