living in what they think is a "utopia" as seen through the eyes of a young boy named

Jonas. On everyone's 12 birthday they get assigned a job. He is assigned the duty of the

Receiver. He retrieves memories from this man called the Giver. He begins to experience

new things via memories and dreams. He sees differences between people, he feels hot

and cold, and he has emotion. Until then Jonas had lived in a world of conformity.

Everyone looked the same, there was complete climate control, and there was no feeling.

Anyone who was different was "released" (killed) so people from this community never

new of other races, religions, or be

unbelievable aspects in it. This story gives enough background to make you think about

live with out being dependent on someone else.

The Giver is a great book. It has a good story line and makes the reader want to

There is no precipitation, and temperature is kept comfortable. That means it doesn't rain

invest more into the novel. It is a science fiction that can be believed even with the

earth as rain, sleet, hail, or snow. People need water to live and it would get used up

Some common words found in the essay are:
Lois Lowry, Giver Giver, science fiction, water cycle,
Approximate Word count = 515
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)