The Science Fiction

LOIS LOWRY
CHAPTER 1
LOIS LOWRY
BY:
NAME: MARVEL
CLASS: JH2-MG
PRIME ONE SCHOOL
MEDAN
2023
CHAPTER I
SUMMARY
Jonas lives with his younger sister Lily and his parents, his father is a Nurturer and
his mother works in the Department of Justice. Every December they hold a
ceremony where each child moves up a year in school and receives special
privileges. Jonas, who is eleven when the book begins, will have his future job
assigned to him. Jonas has pale eyes, which are rare in his society, but he notices
that Gabriel, a child who his father cares for and sometimes brings home for extra
help, has them too.
Each morning the family is supposed to share their dreams with one another.
Jonas doesn't often dream, but when he does share a dream that he has about
Fiona, a girl in his class, his mother tells him to begin taking a pill every morning
that will stop these "stirrings." Every evening the family shares their feelings from
the day and encourages each other to work through them.
The day of the ceremony arrives and the students sit in their birth order for that
year; fifty children are born each year through birthmothers, which is a job in
their society. Jonas is number nineteen, but when it comes time for his turn, the
elders skip him. At the end the Chief Elder comes forward and apologizes to the
community for making them feel uncomfortable, and they accept her apology.
She explains that Jonas will not be assigned a typical job; instead, he has been
selected as the new Receiver of Memory. Jonas goes home with a list of rules for
this new position, of which he was completely unaware. Some of the more
shocking rules say that he cannot discuss his training, he can't ask for medicine or
be released, and he is allowed to lie. Jonas shows up at the annex behind the
House of the Old and meets the old man who will train him. Jonas is surprised to
find a door with a lock and an off button next to the speaker for announcements.
The current Receiver explains that his job will be to transmit to Jonas memories of
the past. He places his hands on Jonas's back to pass along memories, such as one
where Jonas experiences sledding. Since he is passing these memories onto Jonas,
he will be called the Giver.
Jonas develops his ability to see beyond when the Giver transmits colors to him.
Unfortunately, the Giver also has to pass along painful memories, such as injuries,
starvation, and war. Jonas has never experienced pain in his life, and he finds it
difficult to deal with, especially since he can't talk to anyone about it. He asks the
Giver about the girl they tried to train as a Receiver ten years earlier. The Giver
says her name was Rosemary, and she was his daughter. She was not able to
handle the painful memories, so she requested to be released. Jonas learns what
release means when he watches a video of his father injecting an infant with a
syringe to the forehead in order to kill it. Rosemary injected herself with the
syringe in order to die.
Jonas and the Giver both know that their society needs to change. They have no
real choices, so they don't experience true feelings, such as love. They come up
with a plan to help the community and to free Jonas. Jonas will escape and as he
leaves, his memories will be set free into society. The Giver will then help the
community work through those feelings and show them the value of things that
they have taken away, such as marriage and extended families.
At the last minute, Jonas decides to take baby Gabriel with him because he finds
out he has been scheduled to be released. This change alters Jonas's plan so that
he must ride his bicycle to leave town instead of hiding in a vehicle. As they ride,
Jonas has to be careful of search planes using heat sensing technology to locate
them. He passes on cold memories to himself and Gabe so that they will not be
detected. After many days and as they are nearing starvation, Jonas comes to the
top of a snow-covered hill. He finds a sled sitting there, just like the one he rode in
his first memory, and he seems to be headed to Elsewhere, a place where people
can take care of him and Gabe.
CHAPTER II
CLARIFICATION OF TERMS
In a book, is fiction, there would be a lot of characters. According to the Oxford Dictionary, a
character is a person who took part in the story, it is said that there are two categories of a
character; major characters is an important figure for the story. Minor character isn’t as
important as the major character, but a figure that only plays some part of a story.
Major character and minor character could sometimes be indistinguishable from protagonist
and antagonist. According to the Oxford Dictionary, protagonist is a character who is admired
by readers, which is called a hero, because that character follows the rules and have a value to
the society. Meanwhile antagonist is the opposite of protagonist, antagonist are known of
creating chaos and bringing destruction.
CHAPTER III
ANALYSIS
3.1 Major Characters

3.1.1. Jonas
The eleven years old protagonist of the giver sensitive and intelligent.
“You go, lily” he said seeing his sister who was much younger only a seven wigging with
impatience in her chair.
had." (Page 5)
"ash?” does anything seem strange to you?about apple?
"”(Page 24)
3.2 Minor Character
3.2.1 lily
Jonas seven years old sister. She is a chatterbox and does not know quite when to keep
her mouth shut. But she is also extremely practical and well informed for a little girl
“tree years mother told her firmly” three birth and that’s all . after that ther are laborers for the
rest of their adult lives (Page 22)
"sure I will and I’ll take get a special little parachute that just fith you.and I’ll takrr you up to"
(Page 12)
CHAPTER IV
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
4.1 Conclusion
After analyzing the important parts of the story, the conclusion is drawn as follows:
1. jonas decides to rescue Gabriel and escape the community,and they grow steadly
weaker as they grow steadily waker as they travel through an unfamiliar wintery
landscape
2. I’d recommend this book for fiction lovers, as it gives the reader a picture of what’s
happening in the story.
3. . . . .
4.2 Suggestion
Here are the following suggestions for the readers:

1. the chief elder should allow for differences between humans
2. the story will be even better when Jonas and his friends become receivers of the
memory
3. . .
REFERENCE
Oxford Dictionary. Characters:

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/character
Oxford Dictionary. Protagonist:
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/protagonist
Oxford Dictionary. Antagonist:
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/antagonist

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