Wri tten By Loi s Lowry

Power Poi nt Pr es ent at i on By Laur en Wal enc i k

Themat i c Coac h
As Thematic Coach, my task was to find a poem that connected to a theme
from the novel I read. The theme I chose was breaking out of a predestined
life.
Task
I decided to research this theme because it is present in both novels and is a very
prominent theme.
What I found in my research is that many poets dont write about breaking
away from things, so my research was kind of difficult.
This connects to the novel I read ( The Giver ) because the main character
Jonas realizes that the life him and the community share is not as it should
be, which makes him realize he needs to get away from the community.
Connection to Novel
The well known poet I decided to use in my research was Robert Frost. And
the poem I'm using that he wrote is The Road Not Taken.
My Poet
This portion of the poem reads,

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,..

The untraveled path represents the nontraditional choice, or not choosing
the same thing as everyone else. And this represents Jonas choice to leave
the traditional life in the community behind to go and live in Elsewhere,
unlike the rest of the community (page168-169) .



yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

This Portion of the poem represents Jonas feelings about his decision to
escape the community. He knew that if he left, there would be no turning
back, and he couldnt return to the life he left behind. ( page 182)


..I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

This represents Jonas thoughts about his final decision to leave the
community. His choice to leave has made all the community will effect the
rest of his life, and more likely than not he will be telling people about his life
in the community. (Page 183-)
The End

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