The Giver is a truly inspiring book. Its not some baloney book that isn't worth the read. I almost read the book straight through. It has a great message, a cool story line and it is very symbolic.(I'm not saying you have to believe in Christ or anything, it just relates to that a lot.) I honestly think the world would be better if everybody read this book.
Jonah does not know what diversity is. The most different things get is probably between a boy and a girl. There is no color, there is no pain, there is no sorrow. No being sad? That sounds great! But, with no sorrow you will never be able to experience happiness. Everything is the same.
When kids become 12 years old they are chosen a job. This job is chosen very carefully by the elders. Jonah does not know what he wants to be. Many kids have a real talent for something or enjoy doing a certain job. Finally, Jonah is chosen to be the Receiver of Memories. Very little is known about this job except for one person, the Giver.
Being the Receiver of Memories Jonah gets to experience diversity. He now knows what colors are and can see them, he knows what sunshine feels like, he knows what real pain is like. The way he obtains all these things is through memories. The Giver has memories from a very long time ago. He transmits them for Jonah to feel. Once he gives the memories to Jonah he does not have them anymore. The reason for this very important job is to give advice to the elders in big arguments and just to remember what the world used to look like. It's a heavy job.
Jonah wants everybody to feel the joys he feels. So him and the Giver devise a plan. If Jonah were to die or dissapear all the memories would go to the people. The Giver can help them handle it though. Jonah has to run away to where there is no sameness. Nobody knows what lies beyond so their plan is a risk. I don't want to give away anymore than I have to.
This book is amazing and provides many different lessons and themes. The main one of course is diversity. Without bad there can be no good. Without cold you don't know what it is like to be hot. Do you get what I'm saying? We need diversity so we better appreciate it. Also, this may sound kind of cheesy but another theme could be love. Not like boyfriend and girlfriend but with family and friends. He understands what real love is when most people don't and he wants others to feel it too.
This book is symbolic because(you don't have to believe any of this) Christ took on all the sins of the world and the pain so he could understand how we felt. Jonah has to endure all the pain and suffering but he also gets to remember the good things too. To sum everything up, I loved this book! I recommend it to everybody and give it an A+
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i didn't really like this book. the ending was weird, and it made me sad. But i am glad that you liked it!
You have a nice review! Here's mine if you don't mind: http://lorxiebookreviews.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-giver-by-lois-lowry.html
Thanks and have a nice day! =)
If you are a Christian and liked this book or even if you were saddened by the ending, the next three in the series are a must read. When I first read this I thought that Jonas might be a Christ figure but it goes so much deeper than that. I am a seminary student and I just wrote a paper comparing two of the other characters to Christ. Don't miss out the rest of the book are just as amazing and you wont be able to put them down.
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