The Giver Story Analysis

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

How do we find a theme?

Look at the protagonist's journey

How does the main character change throughout the course of the story?

what problem is the character facing? 

what is the central conflict of the story?

in pairs write down in your notebook the answers to these questions

The Giver Story Analysis

what is a theme?

A theme is an important idea that is woven throughout the story

a universal concept with the action of the text which can apply to everyone

a theme is not.........? 

give 3 examples of topics/subjects of a story
other than love, family, friendship

what is the theme of The Giver?

what is the central conflict in The Giver?

Avoid being vague or too obvious with your theme statements:

Love conquers...........

Love is ..................

Write a theme statement for The Giver

Theme statements
The Giver

Draw a plot diagram of The Giver. What part of the story belongs where on the plot diagram

development of the story

what is conflict?

What is the difference between internal and external conflict?

Internal Conflict

External conflict

Character vs. self

charcater vs character

character vs. society

Character vs. nature

Character vs. supernatural

character vs. technology

character vs. God

Look at the protagonist's journey

How does the main character change throughout the course of the story?

what problem is the character facing? 

what is the central conflict of the story?

in pairs write down in your notebook the answers to these questions

The Resolution of The Giver

How did the author finish the story of the Giver?

What was unfinished or still open in the resolution  in your opinion?