The Giver by Lois Lowry
What if the world you're in revolves around the government and rules?
Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a perfect community. At an annual ceremony, 12-year-old are assigned their careers. When the officiating Elder fails to call Jonas' name at his ceremony, he fears he's done something wrong. The Elders have saved his assignment for last because of its significance. He will be trained for a rare, honored and secretive position called the Receiver of Memory.
Jonas meets with his new mentor, a man he calls The Giver. Jonas will take all of the older man's memories — some of which were given to him by a predecessor — and preserve these truths and experiences about which the rest of the community is oblivious. The Giver transfers his memories to Jonas by touching the boy's bare back. Jonas is thrilled to discover feelings and objects he's never known. He convinces himself that, given too many choices, people would make the wrong ones and disaster would follow.
The more Jonas understands about objects and ideas others can't see, the more isolated he feels from his community. When Jonas asks why they must retain these painful memories, The Giver explains that memories are the key to wisdom.
Jonas' father, a Nurturer who works with newborns, brings home a failure-to-thrive baby named Gabriel. He hopes the extra attention will help the infant. If Gabriel doesn't improve, he will be released. Gabriel continues to sleep poorly, so Jonas offers to keep him in his room. When the baby fusses at night, Jonas secretly shares comforting memories that The Giver has passed on to him. These memories help Gabriel sleep soundly and begin to improve.
The Giver continues to share memories, both of intense pain — like war — and amazing warmth, which The Giver calls "love." Jonas tries to convince himself a world with love would be dangerous, but he begins to believe it might be worth the risk.
Jonas asks what happens when someone is released. The Giver allows him to watch a tape of
the release Jonas's father performed earlier that day. Jonas is stunned as he watches his father euthanize an infant and throw away the body. Jonas tells The Giver he wants to leave the community and try to save his community. Will he survive with Gabriel or will they catch them before its too late?
The book was great, the movie not so much. They changed lots of things in the movie that were very important in the book. Anyway, I loved the book, it was fascinating and entertaining. It also includes lots of action which I really like in novels. I have always loved book that there setting was years into the future or years into the past. I like learning new things with the novels even if its fictional. I give this novel 4 stars. I recommend this book to people ages 12 and up.
the release Jonas's father performed earlier that day. Jonas is stunned as he watches his father euthanize an infant and throw away the body. Jonas tells The Giver he wants to leave the community and try to save his community. Will he survive with Gabriel or will they catch them before its too late?
The book was great, the movie not so much. They changed lots of things in the movie that were very important in the book. Anyway, I loved the book, it was fascinating and entertaining. It also includes lots of action which I really like in novels. I have always loved book that there setting was years into the future or years into the past. I like learning new things with the novels even if its fictional. I give this novel 4 stars. I recommend this book to people ages 12 and up.
The movie trailer
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