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tvchick4
tvchick4
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High School - 9th Grade

What is The Giver about?

Fantasy novel by Lois Lowry.

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Posted by tvchick4 on Sunday May 10, 2009 at 7:26 PM and tagged with the giver, themes.

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  1. hero5 Teacher
    Middle School

    The Giver is a Utopian novel, meaning it is about a future Utopian, or perfect, society. No one there feels strong emotions, no one sees color and everyone knows their roles in the society. Every year, when the children turn 12, they are given their assignment. This will be the training they will undergo for their career. Jonas is given an assignment that he has never heard of before. He is told he will be 'the receiver. He is very worried because he has never heard of this although many around him speak of this as being an honor. It still seems everyone is very surprised. Jonas finds out that 'the giver' holds all the memories from society long before this new perfect society was formed. The giver remembers colors, pain, books...etc. It is Jonas's duty to receive these memories. As he goes through this process though, he finds out some frightening things about this perfect way of living and must decide what he will do with his new knowledge. There is a lot of inner conflict and self discovery in this novel.

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    Posted by hero5 on Sunday May 17, 2009 at 8:40 PM

  2. people2
    people2 Student
    High School - 10th Grade

    giver is all about the people living in the community having some unusule rules.

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    Posted by people2 on Wednesday August 5, 2009 at 4:32 AM