1/14/2024 0 Comments The giver vbook![]() To be honest, this book is probably the least exciting of the four. Gathering Blue is the second book in the quartet. I don’t want to ruin the book for anybody so that is all I will say about this classic. The book is filled with pain, emotion and a bunch of crazy things. Jonas decides that he must do something about it. When Jonas finds out that his father is going to have to release a newborn child, that is the straw that breaks the camel’s back. Being released means that people are basically euthanized and he starts having visions of color everywhere while everyone else sees in black and white. ![]() Jonas begins to realize that things in the community are not as great as he grew up believing. When Jonas starts visiting the current Receiver of Memory, he is given memories of the past and can experience things that nobody else in the community can. Every member of the community is assigned a job that they must perform until they become old and are eventually “released.” Jonas, the book’s main character, is given the important job of “Receiver of Memory.” He becomes the community’s archive and is the only link to how things were when hate, love and war were experienced. There is no sense of pain, love, war, or hate. ![]() The Giver is a book about a futuristic society that has managed to alter people’s entire state of mind. Let’s break down the four books shall we? If that does not qualify a book for being bad-ass then I don’t know what does.īut did you know that The Giver is actually just book one in a quartet of books? So at the end of the book when Jonas takes off with Gabriel and it leaves you wondering whether they lived or died the next three books put everything into perspective. I think it’s also just too cool that The Giver has frequently been challenged and has made the “Banned Books” list on multiple occasions. I was sucked into the world Lowry created and I just felt like the characters were well-developed. I remember first reading the book back in like 1996 or something and I thought it was just about the greatest thing I had ever read. Naturally, those who are familiar with Lowry’s work will always remember her for the amazing and dystopian world she created in The Giver. I have enjoyed reading many of her books and have even had the privilege of meeting her in person several years back (one hell of a moment for me). My wife assured me I was reading too much into it so I’ve let it go, but the ending is still a bit unresolved for me.Lois Lowry, a legend in children’s literature, has written over thirty books and is known for her inventive style. The last scene with Jonas comes rather abruptly and I found myself questioning whether the author had left it open for interpretation sort of like in final scene of the movie Inception where you’re not sure if the top keeps spinning or not. My only minor critique of the book besides its length is the ending. It’s a short read and I was left wanting more when the final page came, but there are more books set in Jonas’ world written by Lowry. Despite the fact, the book is written for a younger audience and I think an adult could easily fall in love with the book. Lowry perfectly captures Jonas’ outrage and sadness in the scene and really helps you identify with the young boy. One particular scene that was especially moving was when Jonas witnesses a newborn being “released” from the community by his father through means of infanticide. Lowry writes elegantly and captures Jonas’ emerging emotions very well. Lois Lowry’s book is an excellent read and I highly recommend it to anyone who’s into the current trend of young adult dystopia. Each memory Jonas receives from the Giver creates more discontentment within the young man and he soon longs for a world that less orderly and blissfully unaware of emotion. He trains daily for his new occupation with an elder man known only as the Giver, who transmits his memories of an old world full of emotion and pain to Jonas. His role as a Receiver is the most honored job of all. In Jonas’ world, everyone is assigned a job they must do without question. The story follows 12 year-old Jonas who is selected to be a Receiver of memory by the Elders of his community. Ahead of its time, The Giver is a young adult novel that presents a dystopian society which is perfectly ordered and free of war, crime, pain, and love. The Giver is one of those books you start reading and immediately know is a modern classic.
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