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The Giver
(Lois Lowry)

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Lois Lowry takes us into an imaginary futuristic world where the goal of a community is for everyone to be the same as well as to never experience either physical or mental pain. In order to do this, there is climate control so every day is pleasant, a committee that selects your spouse, your children (there are only birthmothers allowed to give birth), and your job. They also require adults to take a pill every day which apparently takes away any feelings of love, as a byproduct of love can be emotional pain. It is written from the perspective of a twelve year old boy, Jonas, who anticipates and then participates in the "Ceremony of the Twelve" where all twelve year olds receive their job appointments for life.
At the ceremony, Jonas waits nervously for his designated turn, but he is surprisingly skipped. After much confusion, he finds out he was selected to become the next "Receiver of Memory" the most revered and mysterious position in the community. He is nervous and lonely in his new position.
He meets with the current Receiver of Memory to receive his training. This older man, now called the Giver as he is going to give Jonas all the memories, uses a strange form of telepathy to transmit memories of colors, families with grandparents, birthdays to Jonas. These were all new ideas for Jonas because in the effort to keep things safe these joys were also taken away. Jonas also is given memories of war and hunger which are very foreign concepts for him. As Jonas's awareness grows, so does his desire to share this knowledge with the matrix-like community.
Becoming a Christ-like figure, Jonas takes an exciting escape to "Elsewhere" in order to save the community from their dismal lives. This creative satire of equality and safety is most enjoyable and provokes thoughts on how freedom is simply the ability to choose.



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