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Book Review

I recomend this book to you . This book is very interesting

The Giver: Plot

This book is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a society which is at first presented as a utopian society and gradually appears more and more dystopian.Jonas is selected as receiver of Memory. It is the person who stores all the past memories of the time before Sameness, in case they are ever needed to aid in decisions that others lack the experience to make. When Jonas meets the previous receiver The "Giver" he is confused in many ways. The Giver is able to break some rules, such as turning off the speaker that listens to peoples' conversations in their homes, and lying to people of the community. As Jonas receives the memories from the Giver, he discovers the power of knowledge. The people in his community are happy because they do not know of a better life, and the knowledge of what they are missing out on could create major chaos. He faces a dilemma: Should he stay with the community and the safe, consistent but shallow life it offers, or should he run away in pursuit of a life full of love, color, choices, and knowledge, but also potentially full of danger?

Main Characters

Jonas:

The main charecter of the book is is Jonas who in the start of the book is 11. He seems similar to other elevens but he is much more inteligent than others. He has blue eyes which are very rare in the comunity where he lives

Jonas's Father:

He is a mild nurturer who works with infants. He likes his Job and works seriously. He is trying to nurture children who will stay alive until the Ceremony of Names. He referrs his children by silly nicknames.

Jonas's mother:

She is a practical and pleasant woman. She has an important position at the Department of Justice. She tries to help people who break rules. She makes people see the errors which they make. She frequently gives Jonas advice.

The Chief Elder:

The elected leader of Jonas’s community. She to shows genuine affection for all of the children at the Ceremony of Twelve, knowing of their names and an anecdote about each one.

Lily

Jonas's 7 years old sister. She talks a lot.

About the Author

About Lois Lowry

Lois Lowery was born as Lois Ann Hammersberg on march 20, 1937 in

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. She wrote more than 30 children's books and autobiography. She won many awards. Her best book is The Giver, second best is Number the Stars and third best book is Gathering Blue which is the second part of The Giver

Lowry's father was a career military officer – an Army dentist. Because of father's work they moved all over United States and to many parts of the world. Lowry and her family moved from Hawaii to Brooklyn, New York, in 1939 when Lowry was two years old and later they moved to her mother's hometown, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1942 when Lowry's father moved to the Pacific during World War II. Lowry's father served on a hospital ship called the USS Hope and on the island of Tinian during the war.