1. PERSEVERANCE OF
LITERATURE
BY TIERRA HERBERT
NOVEMBER 5, 2012

2. “The Giver”
Was the only person in the
community that knew about
war, pain, death, killing, and
anything else bad.
His own daughter was killed
and he understood exactly
what that meant (Lowry,
1993 pg 143).
Being The Receiver, he had
been given all memories of
the world, the good and the
bad.

3. The Giver perseveres by still being
The Receiver of Memory after he
finds out all of the bad things. He
did not let the truth kill him or
defeat him.
The previous receiver was his
daughter who asked to be
“released” which meant killed.
After she discovered all of the bad
things, she did not want to be the
receiver anymore.

4. “Ernie”
Ernie lived at home with his
mother his whole life. He
had not developed like a
normal child. His mother
died and he was all alone and
he was sent to a group home
(Rylant, 1924, pg 367).

5. Ernie loved flowers and he grew
flowers. He was able to make
friends and communicate his feelings
through growing flowers. He was
able to have feelings again and let
other people know how he was
feelings. He was able to identify
with other people other than his
mom.

6. “ Malcolm X”
Malcolm Little was the son of
a baptist minister who died
when he was small. He was
sent to prison for eight to
ten years due to his activity
on the streets on the rough
side of the city where he
grew up (Myers, pg 805).

7. Malcolm Little overcame adversity when
he found and joined the Nation of Islam.
He then became Malcolm X. He
changed from a street thug to an
activist who wanted to change the
world.

8. REFLECTIONS
All 3 characters persevered through
different types of adversities. Some
of these adversities were loss of
loved ones and incarceration. These
characters were strong and were still
able to live their lives and become
better people and members of
society.

9. Rylant,Cynthia. A Crush. New York:
Simon and Schuster Children’s
Books, 1924.
Myers,Walter. Malcolm X: By Any
Means Necessary. New York:
Pathfinder Press
Lowry,Lois. The Giver. U.S.
Bantam Books, 1993