The Giver.

Lois Lowry's The Giver gave me a different spin on society and what it could be like instead of what society is like now.


In the book people lived in different communities but the story only focused on one. All the people in this community were assigned jobs by this committee of elders, and you did what you were assigned to do till you were put in the House of Old. The way these jobs were picked for people is that the committee members would watch the people all their young life and see what suited them best. The main character, Jonas, was chosen to be the next receiver and that position entailed receiving all the memories of the past. When Jonas begins receiving he realizes that the way they live in his community is not as good as he thought it was. Long story short, he realizes that there is no freedom and he runs away.





The book's setting is in a peaceful and seemingly perfect community. All the land has been leveled, and there are no animals. The people think that animals are just mythical creatures.



Jonas is the main character he receives the assignment for being the next receiver. He realizes that the people in his community have no freedom and they have no real emotions. He later flees the community.The Giver is the old receiver and he experiences all emotions. Jonas' Mother is a judge and his Dad is a nurturer. Lily is younger sister who is an eight. Gabe is the baby Jonas' family takes in who needs extra help. Turns out Gabe can receive memories and Jonas runs away with him near the end of the book.

In the book, the people do not feel emotions. They think they do because they have never had anything different. They also can't see in color. When I was reading, I thought that the community wasn't that bad. Then I read on and realized that they're lives were terrible. For example, when Jonas asked his mother if she loved him, she couldn't answer him.

I would definitely recommend this book for people to read. The story is a real eye-opener of what life could be like, and it made me appreciate that we don't have our lives ran by some committee.