Literature Analysis Questions #2

Gabriel - The "newchild" that Jonas’s family cares for at night. He is sweet and adorable during the day, but has trouble sleeping at night unless Jonas puts him to sleep with some memories. He and Jonas become very close. Asher - Jonas’s best friend. Asher is a fun-loving, hasty boy who usually speaks too fast, mixing up his words to the exasperation of his teachers and Jonas. He is assigned the position of Assistant Director of Recreation. Fiona - Another of Jonas’s friends. She has red hair, which only Jonas can see, and works as a Caretaker in the House of the Old. She is mild-mannered and patient. Jonas’s first sexual stirrings come in the form of an erotic dream about Fiona. Larissa - A woman living in the House of the Old. Jonas shares pleasant conversation with her while he gives her a bath during his volunteer hours. Like many inhabitants of the House of the Old, she enjoys gossip and looks forward to her release. The Chief Elder - The elected leader of Jonas’s community. She to shows genuine affection for all of the children at the Ceremony of Twelve, knowing of their names and an anecdote about each one. I think the theme of this story was:fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. I think that the author does a good job of describing who the characters are but I don't think that Lois Lowry did a good job of describing how the characters look like. For example, the only thing that I remember about Jonas is that his eyes are different then everybody else and people think that is very different to have lighter color eyes then everyone. After reading this book I thought that I really meet jonas and how he went though his life. Also I think that I met all the characters because the story showed me that everyone had a role to their life no matter what it is.

Literature Analysis Question #1

The giver is written from the point of view of Jonas. He is an eleven-year-old boy living in a futuristic society that has eliminated all pain, fear, war, and hatred from anything in the lifetime. There is no prejudice, since everyone looks and acts basically the same. Everyone is very polite. The society has also eliminated choice: at age twelve every member of the community is assigned a job based on his or her abilities and interests. Citizens can apply for and be assigned compatible spouses, and each couple is assigned exactly two children each. The children are born to Birthmothers, who never see them, and spend their first year in a Nurturing Center with other babies, or “newchildren,” born that year. When their children are grown, family units dissolve and adults live together with Childless Adults until they are too old to function in the society. Then they spend their last years being cared for in the House of the Old until they are finally “released” from the society. In the community, release is death, but it is never described that way; most people think that after release, flawed newchildren and joyful elderly people are welcomed into the vast expanse of Elsewhere that surrounds the communities. Citizens who break rules or fail to adapt properly to the society’s codes of behavior are also released, though in their cases it is an occasion of great shame. Everything is planned and organized so that life is as convenient and pleasant as possible. Jonas - The eleven-year-old protagonist of The Giver. Sensitive and intelligent, with strange powers of perception that he doesn’t understand, Jonas is chosen to be the new Receiver of Memory for his community when he turns twelve. Even before his training, Jonas is unusually thoughtful, expresses great concern for his friends and family, and thinks it would be nice to be closer to other people. After his training begins, Jonas’s universe widens dramatically. His new awareness of strong emotions, beautiful colors, and great suffering makes him extremely passionate about the world around him and the welfare of the people he loves, though on the whole he remains level-headed and thoughtful. Jonas’s father - A mild-mannered, tenderhearted Nurturer who works with infants. He is very sweet with his two children. He enjoys his job and takes it very seriously, constantly trying to nurture children who will stay alive until the Ceremony of Names. However, even if he is attached to a child, he will release it if that seems to be the best decision. He has an affectionate, playful relationship with his two children, usually referring to them by silly nicknames, and he likes playing childish games with the children he nurtures. Jonas’s mother - A practical, pleasant woman with an important position at the Department of Justice. Jonas’s mother takes her work seriously, hoping to help people who break rules see the error of their ways. She frequently gives Jonas advice about the worries and fears he faces as he grows up. Lily - Jonas’s seven-year-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. tone · Lowry uses direct, simple language with very few figures of speech or ironic comments. The simplicity of the language is appropriate for Lowry’s audience, children between eleven and fifteen, but it also echoes the “precision of language” demanded by Jonas’s community. Despite the simplicity, the tone is somewhat elevated, suited to the nature of Jonas’s discoveries about the richness of life.

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*Bosom- interment center ~The flower was in the bosom of the grass.~ *Prudently- practical ~Its prudently that the answers are on the board.~ *Inveterate-habitually ~ My family is inceterate when it comes to meeting new people.~ *Propensity-likely hood ~ My friend has a propensity for using big words.~ *Repose-state of rest ~I was repose after a run.~ *Stripling-young man ~My mom think that my dad can still pass as a stripling.~ *Sequester-set apart ~The dogs were sequestered from the dogs in the house.~ *Apparition-visual of a ghost ~I saw a apparition in my dream the other night.~ *Purport-attend ~I purport all my classes everyday.~ *Imbibed-drink in when everyone is at a party the are good at imbibed to everything.~ *Incessant-continues ~I am so incessant when it comes to doing homework.~ *Cognomen-name ~When you are part of a native american you get a special cognomen.~ *Reverie-trans like state ~My family was reverie that I have a good friend.~ *Gambol-play ~when my dad goes to Las Vegas, he likes to go gamboling.~ *Spectre- visible ~when its a warm sunny day it is spectre to see the heat rise from the ground.~ *Tarry-linger ~When I am at the store and I see some candy ot somthing sweet, I tarry till I see what I want to get even though people are in line to do the same.~ *[Hessian]- germen worrier ~There were a lot of hessians during the war with hitler.~ *flout- openly disregard * caveat- a warning or caution *blazon- to describe(a coat of arms) in proper terms *filch- to take something of little value *fractious- easily irritated, bad tempered *equitable- having or exhibiting equity *autonomy- independence *addendum- a thing to be added *amnesty- a general pardon for offenses *axiomatic- self-evident and unquestionable *extricate- free someone or something *soporific- tending to induce drowsiness *scathing- withering, scornful *unwieldy- difficult to carry or move *vapid- offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging *prognosticate- foretell or prophesy *sepulchral- relating to a tomb or internment *salutary- producing good effects *straitlaced- excessively strict in manners, morals, or opinion *scourge- to whip or lash *precept- direction given as a rule of conduct *transient- lasting only for a short time *ad infinitum- to infinity; endlessly; without limit. *apportion-to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution *bona fide- made, done, presented, etc., in good faith; without deception or fraud *buoyant-tending to float in a fluid. *lique-a small, exclusive group of people; coterie *concede-to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit *congenial-agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character *lofty-extending high in the air; of imposing height; towerin *migration-the process or act of migrating. *perceive-to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses *perverse-willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary *prelude-a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance *rancid-having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils *rustic-having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils *sever-to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like *sordid-morally ignoble or base; vile *untenable-incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible *versatile-capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor *vindicate-to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like *wane-to decrease in strength, intensity adroit-expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body. The science teacher explain how the adroit works with her jesters. *amicable-characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable I am very amicable when it comes to my friends or meetign mew people. *averse-having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance My dad had an averse to what was going to happen next in the movie. *belligerent-warlike; given to waging war Many children think that belligerent is good to end things when they have a problem. *benevolent-characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings I had benevolent about how this year was going to be. *cursory-going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficia I try to go cursory over my history notes before I took the test today. *duplicity-deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. A drama teacher can duplicity any thing he want to do because they know how to act. *extol-to praise highly; laud; eulogize People can extol anyone they want. *feasible-capable of being done, effected, or accomplished I was feasible to get my vocabulary done. *grimace-a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pail There are people that judge everyone on how grimace they are. *holocaust-a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire. I was very holocaust about my grade was for the test. *impervious-not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable people are rude sometimes that they dont give a impervious for everyone. *impetus-a moving force; impulse; stimulus My dad wanted to impetus when he tried moving me out of his way. *jeopardy-hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury In the story The Giver the new borns are capable to jeopardy. *meticulous-taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough When you are at a hospital and there is a doctor there, they are very meticulous for everything. *nostalgia-a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time I am very nostalgia to see my family from Kuntucky again. *quintessence-the pure and concentrated essence of a substance In my Anatamy class we have to be carful with all the quintessence when we are doing a lab. *retrogress-to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition I dont want to be retrogressed to the worst time of my life. *scrutinize-to examine in detail with careful or critical attention. When you have a hard class you have to scrutnize everything to get it right. *tepid -moderately warm; lukewarm Im always tepid when I am at home. *Allude- of allusion (refute to something the author wants us to know) There was a part in the story that was alluding at some part in the story. *Clairvoyant- able to precede things beyond since. When I was in the class and I thought that I was clairvoyant. *Conclusive- final I am glad that it was the conclusive week of school. *Disreputable- poor reputation I don’t want to have a disreputable when I am done with high school. *Endemic- privacies in a place We had to endemic the peanut and the jelly on the big piece of bred. *Exemplary-of a worthy exponent My friends was exemplary their teachers to make them look cool. *Fathom- measure of nautical death (to understand) I read a book and those characters where in a fathom part that they were really scared. * Guile- to trick I had to guile me dad to give me the car I wanted. * Integrity- integrate though words and actions My dad was kind of integrity when he was talking to me. * Itinerary- trip schedule I have an itinerary and I am stressing out about it. *Misconstrue- misunderstand When the history teacher was explaining what we were going to do I misconstrued it to my friend. *Obnoxious- annoying, loud, rude My brother was getting kind of obnoxious when he plays the trumpet. *Placate- calm down or satisfy When I am at home I am very placated. *Placid- calm, peaceful When I go to work it is very placid when there is not one at the store. *Plagiarism- taking someone else work and calling it yours. Plagiarism can be used by doing our homework by copying it and calling it ours. *Potent- powerful God is so potent even though he is not here on earth. *Pretext- reason for doing something I thought about pretext my homework for math class. *Protrude- stick out I like wearing bright colors because it makes me protrude from everybody. *Stark- obvious or clear It was stark what I had to do for homework. *Superficial- shallow or at the surface level The student was very superficial from getting an “A” in the class. MELANCHOLY- a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. S- I was in a melancholy day when I heard that my mom was having a boy. EXEMPLARY- worthy of imitation; condensable S- My friends exemplary their teachers to make them look cool.. PECULIAR- strange; queer; odd S- There was a peculiar happening in the end of the story. DREAD- to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of something S- a move that I saw had a part that all the characters were dread to death. BOUGH- a branch of a tree S- There was a bough that fell and destroyed the house next door to me. PIOUS- having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for god or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations S- In the story of Goodman Brown showed some pious of a devil. EXEMPLARY- worthy of imitation; commendable S- There was an exemplary conduct. COMMUNION- often-initial capital letters also called Holy Communion. S-My friends were talking about their first communion for church. AUDITOR- a person appointed and authorized to examine accounts and accounting records comparing the change with vouchers, verify balance sheets and income items. S-My dad had to auditor everything on his job applications. MULTITUDE- a great number S- I have a multitude of friends that are very nice. ELOQUENCE- the practice or act of using language with fluency and aptness S- I have a flow of eloquence when I speak Spanish and English. DESPAIR- loss of hope S- Young Goodman Brown had some despair because he was confused about what happened. HOARY- ray or white age S- An old dog with a hoary muzzle was walking down the street when I was driving. *encomium -a formal expression of high praise; eulogy: An encomium by the President greeted the returning hero. *coherent - logically connected; consistent: A coherent argument. *belabor - to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary: He kept belaboring the point long after we had agreed. *eschew - to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid: To eschew evil. *Acquisitive -tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; There was an acquisitive societies. *emulate - to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass: to emulate one's father as a concert violinist. *arrogate -to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right: to arrogate the right to make decisions. *banal-devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite: A banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier. * excoriation-the act of excoriating. Students don't want to excoriate their actions they do. * congeal-to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing: The fat congealed on the top of the soup. * carping-characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding; querulous: carping criticism. * substantiate-to establish by proof or competent evidence: I had to substantiate a charge in my life. * temporize-to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting. I want temporize this words more. * largesse-generous bestowal of gifts. I sometimes give my friend a largesse. * tenable-capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: My teacher had a tenable theory about something. * insatiable-not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge for his brain. * reconnaissance-the act of reconnoitering.;we had a reconnaissance on what we should know. * germane-closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent: my teacher said "Please keep your statements germane to the issue." * ramify-to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions. ; The government is ramify into so many things. * intransigent- refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.: I try not to intransigent with my parents and family. * taciturn- inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation. ; my brother was yelling and then he turned taciturn for a while. * invidious - calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful: invidious remarks.; Although I don't like making invidious things some times its necessary. * Intercede- to plead on an others behalf S: Intercede for the people. * Hackneyed- overused and thus cheapened S: Hackneyed situations come across as fresh and funny. * Approbation- praise, commendation S: This explains why it has the approbation of the greatest scholars of our times. * Innuendo- an indirect or subtle and usually derogatory implication in expression insinuation S: The big knobs in advertising use innuendo all the time. * Elicit – to being out evoke S: Elicit a suitable response from the children for each assembly. * Hiatus – an interruption in space, time, community S: The first is to identify the sacral hiatus. * Assuage- to make less burdensome or painful S: Assuage the bad feelings. * Decadence- a process condition or period of deterioration or decline as in moral or act S: Decadence in a society. * Expostulate- to reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or connect S: My uncle expostulated against his going forth to fight in person. * Simulate- to imitate the appearance or characteristics S: Simulate working conditions, * Jaded-weary of event S: Jaded view of the event. * Umbrage- offense S: my teacher had published some verses of a religious character, which had given umbrage to some sect other. * Prerogative- special right or privilege S: Prerogative of the nation state. * Lurid- sensational; shocking S: Lurid colors chosen for the front cover of a book to attract the buyers. * Transcend- to go beyond the ordinary limit S: Transcends what’s being said about the story. * Provincial- of a particular province S: One bad thing in many places is the provincial. * Petulant- showing impatient irritation S: Petulant behavior carried on for over a year. * Unctuous- overly suave or smug S: Unctuous wine with amazing depth and class. * Meritorious- deserving praise, reward, esteem S: Meritorious contributions to learning.

"BIG QUESTION"

*********** IS THERE ANY LIFE OUT THERE...BESIDES EARTH???!!!??? ********

vocabulary #10

Pedagogue - a strict teacher Cavernous - like a cavern in size, shape or atmosphere Coquettish - a woman who makes teasing sexual or romantic overtures; a flirt Tête-à-tête - private conversation between two persons. Suffice - enough or at least adequate Amorous - showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire